Alkarama for Human Rights has just submitted the case of Sulaiman Ibrahim Saleh Al Rashoudi to the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and Special Representative of the Secretary General on the situation of human rights defenders. Mr Al Rashoud, born in 1935 and living in Riyadh, is a lawyer, activist and human rights defender working on civil liberties in Saudi Arabia. He worked mainly on the defence of prisoners of conscience.

Alkarama for Human Rights submitted the cases of Dr. Al-Hashimi and eight other persons known to the Saudi civil society to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Special Rapporteur on Torture, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism today.

Dr. Saud Mukhtar Al-Hashimi, a medical doctor aged 45, is a public figure in the movement for constitutional reform in Saudi Arabia.

Alkarama, July 19, 2006

 

Alkarama, June 19, 2006 

With the first meeting of the UNHRC taking place today, major aspersions have been cast over the ability of the body to be able to function in an effective manner. The presence of Arab states of torture on the member list raises questions as to the bona fide nature of this body.

Alkarama, June 8, 2006

The release of the Council of Europe report on 7th June 2006 by Rappoteur Dick Marty of Switzerland revealed damning evidence of international complicity in criminal renditions that have been taking place. There is no legal or legitimate process of rendition under International Law and thus any transfer of detainees outside of the legal process of extradition must be considered to be a criminal act.