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UN Calls On Saudi Regime To Halt Child Executions

Several prisoners who were convicted as children were among 47 people killed in a mass execution on January 2nd this year.

October 11th, 2016

By Reprieve

UN Calls On Saudi Regime To Halt Child Executions

The UN’s child rights committee has called on Saudi Arabia to end child executions, amid fears for three juveniles who face beheading in relation to protests.

In a report published this morning, experts from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the Gulf kingdom for its practice of sentencing children to

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The Saudi government appears to be preparing to execute four prisoners convicted in the Specialized Criminal Court, raising fears for three juveniles who were sentenced to death there for attending protests.

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72% Of Saudi Death Sentences Handed Down For Non-Violent Crimes

Among those facing execution are prisoners who were sentenced to death as children, such as Ali Mohammed al-Nimr and Dawoud Hussain al-Marhoon.

October 22nd, 2015

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72% Of Saudi Death Sentences Handed Down For Non-Violent Crimes

The vast majority of people facing execution in Saudi Arabia were convicted for non-violent crimes including political protest and drugs offences, according to new research from the human rights organization Reprieve. The

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