{"id":23263,"date":"2024-05-17T12:38:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/?p=23263"},"modified":"2024-07-31T08:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T08:05:20","slug":"uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UK cultural institutions including the Southbank Centre have been accused of art washing Saudi Arabia<\/a> as they attend a two day conference in the capital Riyadh, despite mounting human rights abuses.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great Futures event came not long after Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the House of Lords that the UK government was opposed to child executions in Saudi, reports The Guardian. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the first such commitment from a UK Cabinet Secretary since the last time David Cameron himself publicly intervened to prevent the execution of Ali Al-Nimr in 2015 when he was Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Reprieve clients Abdullah Al-Derazi, Abdullah Al-Huwaiti and Youssef Al-Manasif face possible death sentences for alleged offences committed when they were children. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UK cultural institutions including the Southbank Centre have been accused of art washing Saudi Arabia as they attend a two day conference in the capital Riyadh, despite mounting human rights abuses. The Great Futures event came not long after Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the House of Lords that the UK government was opposed to … <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":18234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UK cultural institutions including the Southbank Centre have been accused of art washing Saudi Arabia as they attend a two day conference in the capital Riyadh, despite mounting human rights abuses. The Great Futures event came not long after Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the House of Lords that the UK government was opposed to …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Reprieve\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReprieveHQ\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-17T12:38:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-31T08:05:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Amelia Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@reprieve\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@reprieve\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Amelia Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Amelia Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21e0cf8a2b46f4af52356d53139c3c18\"},\"headline\":\"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-17T12:38:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-31T08:05:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":125,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"In the news\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/\",\"name\":\"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-17T12:38:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-31T08:05:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/10\\\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Twitter image of The Guardian logo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/17\\\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Reprieve - fighting for human rights around the world\",\"description\":\"Reprieve is a legal action non-governmental organisation (NGO). We are investigators, lawyers and campaigners fighting for justice. We defend people who are facing human rights abuses, often at the hands of powerful governments.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Reprieve: Delivering justice and saving lives across the world\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/Reprieve_MetaImage_Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2020\\\/08\\\/Reprieve_MetaImage_Logo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"Reprieve: Delivering justice and saving lives across the world\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ReprieveHQ\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/reprieve\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/@reprievehq\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/967614\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/21e0cf8a2b46f4af52356d53139c3c18\",\"name\":\"Amelia Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c908b51542f5231f8c1fbd3d9797f8b1c5379ce2c3e37321bb3f3bf1d83b29a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c908b51542f5231f8c1fbd3d9797f8b1c5379ce2c3e37321bb3f3bf1d83b29a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1c908b51542f5231f8c1fbd3d9797f8b1c5379ce2c3e37321bb3f3bf1d83b29a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Amelia Smith\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/reprieve.org\\\/uk\\\/author\\\/ameliasmith\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords","og_description":"UK cultural institutions including the Southbank Centre have been accused of art washing Saudi Arabia as they attend a two day conference in the capital Riyadh, despite mounting human rights abuses. The Great Futures event came not long after Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the House of Lords that the UK government was opposed to …","og_url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/","og_site_name":"Reprieve","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReprieveHQ\/","article_published_time":"2024-05-17T12:38:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-31T08:05:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Amelia Smith","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@reprieve","twitter_site":"@reprieve","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Amelia Smith","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/"},"author":{"name":"Amelia Smith","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/21e0cf8a2b46f4af52356d53139c3c18"},"headline":"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords","datePublished":"2024-05-17T12:38:56+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-31T08:05:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/"},"wordCount":125,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg","articleSection":["In the news"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/","url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/","name":"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-17T12:38:56+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-31T08:05:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/InThePress_TheGuardian.jpg","width":1000,"height":500,"caption":"Twitter image of The Guardian logo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/2024\/05\/17\/uk-government-opposes-child-executions-cameron-tells-lords\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UK government opposes child executions, Cameron tells Lords"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/","name":"Reprieve - fighting for human rights around the world","description":"Reprieve is a legal action non-governmental organisation (NGO). We are investigators, lawyers and campaigners fighting for justice. We defend people who are facing human rights abuses, often at the hands of powerful governments.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#organization","name":"Reprieve: Delivering justice and saving lives across the world","url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Reprieve_MetaImage_Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Reprieve_MetaImage_Logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":500,"caption":"Reprieve: Delivering justice and saving lives across the world"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReprieveHQ\/","https:\/\/x.com\/reprieve","https:\/\/instagram.com\/@reprievehq","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/967614"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/#\/schema\/person\/21e0cf8a2b46f4af52356d53139c3c18","name":"Amelia Smith","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c908b51542f5231f8c1fbd3d9797f8b1c5379ce2c3e37321bb3f3bf1d83b29a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c908b51542f5231f8c1fbd3d9797f8b1c5379ce2c3e37321bb3f3bf1d83b29a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c908b51542f5231f8c1fbd3d9797f8b1c5379ce2c3e37321bb3f3bf1d83b29a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Amelia Smith"},"url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/author\/ameliasmith\/"}]}},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Reprieve","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23264,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23263\/revisions\/23264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reprieve.org\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}