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Executions in Saudi Arabia have doubled under Mohammed bin Salman. In the Eight months after he was appointed Crown Prince, 133 people were executed. This is compared with 67 executions in the eight months preceding<\/p>\n
Mohammed bin Salman has overseen the execution of 16 people on average per month, every month, since his appointment. If this rate continues, 2018 could see 200 executions, the highest number of executions ever recorded in Saudi Arabia in one year.<\/p>\n
18 young men are currently facing imminent execution for protest-related offences under the wide-ranging \u201canti-terrorism\u201d laws. Eight of those were just children at the time.<\/p>\n
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4. Saudi Arabia\u2019s\u00a0pro-democracy protest crackdown<\/h2>\n
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One of the most concerning trends we\u2019ve identified is the use of the death penalty to crack down on pro-democracy protests.<\/p>\n
Many young people and children, have been arrested, tortured and sentenced to death based on forced \u2018confessions\u2019 and evidence gained from cyber-monitoring and surveillance.<\/p>\n
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5. Gross violations of international law<\/h2>\n
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If carried out, these executions would constitute violations of international law and amount to arbitrary deprivations of the right to life.<\/p>\n
Protest-related offences do not meet the internationally-accepted threshold for \u201cmost serious crimes\u201d for which the death penalty can be handed down.\u00a0In relying on statements extracted under torture to secure their convictions and death sentences, the Saudi courts have failed in their duty arising under the Convention Against Torture to exclude illegally obtained evidence.<\/p>\n
Secrecy surrounding the date of execution, failure to notify the prisoner or their family of the date, and subsequently delaying access to the body for burial amount to a violation of the prohibition against torture. The UN has identified that the Saudi government\u2019s current execution and notification practice is in violation of the prohibition against torture.<\/p>\n
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If you want to know more\u2026<\/h2>\n
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5 facts about Saudi executions<\/h2>\n
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What happens to protesters in Saudi Arabia?<\/h2>\n
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Is Saudi Arabia really reforming?<\/h2>\n
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