Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Saudi Arabia court orders arbitrary detention of human rights defender

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Headline Title: Saudi Arabia court orders arbitrary detention of human rights defender 25 April 2013 An arbitrary court order to detain a university professor for four months after he co-founded a human rights organization is the latest blow to freedom of expression and assembly in the Gulf kingdom, Amnesty International said today. On Thursday a criminal court in Buraydah – 350km north of the capital Riyadh – ordered the detention of Dr Abdulkareem Yousef al-Khoder. The 48-year-old is a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Organization (ACPRA) and a professor of…

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