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26/08/2026

Urgent - Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia cannot deny the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
ICSRF calls on Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release activist Abdullah Jilan.
Geneva, Switzerland Aug26, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms, calls on Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release activist Abdullah Jilan.

Mr. Jilan was arrested on May 12, 2021, in Medina, for tweets and social media posts discussing fundamental freedoms and the right of young people to work. Saudi authorities deemed these posts offensive and arrested him. There is no official information regarding the circumstances of his arrest, his whereabouts, his health, the charges against him, or whether he has appeared before any judicial authority since then. However, reports circulating on social media indicate that he was sentenced to ten years in prison.

In this context, it should be noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia violated its own domestic law before violating international law. According to Saudi domestic law, the security authorities violated the Code of Criminal Procedure, specifically Article 2, which states:
(No person may be arrested, searched, detained, or imprisoned except in the circumstances stipulated by law. Detention or imprisonment may only take place in designated locations and for the period specified by the competent authority. It is prohibited to physically or psychologically harm a person arrested, and it is also prohibited to subject them to torture or degrading treatment.)
Article 3 further stipulates that (No person may be punished except for an act prohibited and punishable under Sharia or the law, and only after their conviction based on a final judgment following a trial conducted in accordance with Sharia law.) According to international law, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a member of the international community and has violated Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile."
It is also important to note the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Saudi Arabia is obligated to respect as it constitutes customary international law. Article 19, paragraph 2, states that "Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice."

Therefore

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls upon His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to order the competent authorities to:
First: Release activist Abdullah Jilan immediately and unconditionally.
Second: The release of all opposition figures and human rights activists detained in the Kingdom's prisons.
Third: A guarantee that no opposition figures or human rights activists will be targeted for defending rights and freedoms and demanding reform.
Fourth: Ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
On October 1, 2020, lawyer Ahmed Aly, Head of ICSRF called upon the Human Rights Council, in an oral intervention during its 45th session, to consider the human rights situation within the GCC countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_AMKiLitY&feature=youtu.be

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of The Global Alliance to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/ksa/2364

25/08/2026

Urgent - Saudi Arabia
Arrested for Expressing His Opinion.
ICSRF Demands Saudi Authorities Release Engineer Abdullah Al-Khudhaidi

Geneva, Switzerland Aug25, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms demands that Saudi authorities immediately and unconditionally release Engineer Abdullah Al-Khudhaidi. According to reports reviewed by ICSRF, he had criticized certain government figures on his Twitter account. He also tweeted about the unemployment crisis and the lack of opportunities for qualified individuals, and he criticized the Kingdom's policies. He was arrested in July 2018, and there is no information about his fate.

Mr. Al-Khadidi is an ambitious young man who studied electrical engineering at a Canadian university and graduated with honors. Despite suffering from heart disease and a disability in his right hand, he was fully prepared to serve his country. According to a video posted by his sister, he was shocked by the racism he faced because of his disability. He had imagined that doors would be open to him to serve his country, but he was surprised to find that it required connections, favoritism, and strong influence. His only capital was his mobile phone, and he created a Twitter account to express his opinion on unemployment and hardship, criticizing officials and highlighting his problem. She also said that his arrest was brutal; a large security force raided his home, terrorizing the residents, confiscating their mobile phones,.

In this context, it should be noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia violated its own domestic law before violating international law. According to Saudi domestic law, the security authorities violated the Code of Criminal Procedure, specifically Article 2, which states:

(No person may be arrested, searched, detained, or imprisoned except in the circumstances stipulated by law. Detention or imprisonment may only take place in designated locations and for the period specified by the competent authority. It is prohibited to physically or psychologically harm a person arrested, and it is also prohibited to subject them to torture or degrading treatment.)

Article 3 further stipulates that (No person may be punished except for an act prohibited and punishable under Sharia or the law, and only after their conviction based on a final judgment following a trial conducted in accordance with Sharia law.) According to international law, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a member of the international community and has violated Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile."
Therefore
The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls upon His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to order the competent authorities to:
First: Release Engineer Abdullah Al-Khudaydi immediately and unconditionally.
Second: Release all dissidents and human rights activists detained in the Kingdom's prisons.
Third: Refrain from targeting any dissidents or human rights activists for defending rights and freedoms.
Fourth: Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

On October 1, 2020, lawyer Ahmed Aly, Head of ICSRF called upon the Human Rights Council, in an oral intervention during its 45th session, to consider the human rights situation within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_AMKiLitY&feature=youtu.be

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of The Global Alliance to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/ksa/2362

19/08/2026

Urgent – Bahrain
Re-arrest of Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel Who Spent Years of His Youth in Prison, Raising Urgent Concerns for His Safety and Fundamental Rights
We advise Bahrain to implement the recommendations of ICSRF in UN document A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/3
Geneva, Switzerland Aug19, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms demands that the Bahraini authorities release Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel immediately and unconditionally.
On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Bahraini security forces arrested human rights defender Naji Fateel, who had been released under a royal pardon in 2024, after raiding his home in Bani Jamra and taking him to a security center. This arrest comes amid a campaign targeting released activists.

According to information in ICSRF

archives, Mr. Fateel, from the Bani Jamra area, was arrested several times in 2007 and again on February 14, 2012, the day the Bahraini uprising began. He was charged with illegal assembly and participating in an unlicensed demonstration. He was also arrested on May 2, 2013, and unjustly sentenced to 30 years and six months in prison (15 years for founding the February 14 Coalition, another 15 years related to the events at Jaw Central Prison in March 2015, and six months for the "Revolutionaries' Grip" incident). He was detained in Jaw Central Prison, where he was subjected to constant violations and abuses, leading him to repeatedly go on hunger strike due to the denial of many rights stipulated in the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, such as the right to visits, communication with the outside world, and medical care. One of his hunger strikes lasted a full 62 days.

He was released in 2024 by royal pardon before being re-arrested recently on Tuesday, August 19, 2026.
ICSRF asserts that the reasons for his arrest are solely due to his work as a human rights defender in Bahrain.

The systematic campaigns of arrest, systematic enforced disappearance, torture and murder, and systematic detention on vague charges such as hatred of the regime, demonstrate a new approach that Bahrain has adopted since the outbreak of the war .

Article 16 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a fundamental provision, stating:
"Everyone has the right to be recognized everywhere as a person before the law."
This article means that every person is to be recognized as a person before the law, possessing rights and obligations, and must enjoy legal protection at all times. This right is not merely an ordinary right, but the foundation of all other rights.
Without recognition as a person before the law, there can be no access to justice, no protection from arrest or torture, and no legal proof of any violation is possible.
ICSRF reminds Bahraini authorities that they acceded to and are bound by the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. By doing so, they have violated Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention, which states that “Each State Party shall take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its jurisdiction.”
ICSRF affirms that the right to life, liberty, security and safety is the highest of human rights. Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.”

We see no difference between arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance; both are outside the framework of the law, and the detainee is subject to individual treatment by security forces, and it is not unlikely that he will be tortured or killed.

In document A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/3, ICSRF regretted that there is no law that protects or solves cases of forced disappearance.
To download the full report, please visit the following link:
https://www.icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/reports/1899
The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms Demands that the Bahraini authorities release Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel immediately and unconditionally.We advise Bahrain to implement the recommendations of ICSRF contained in UN document A/HRC/WG.6/41/BHR/3

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of The Global Alliance to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/bahrain/2361

18/08/2026

Urgent – Saudi Arabia

ICSRF calls on Saudi Arabia to release human rights defender Abdullah al-Atawi after he has served his sentence and is now arbitrarily detained

Geneva, Switzerland Aug18, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls on the Saudi authorities to release human rights defender Abdullah al-Atawi after he has served his sentence.

On January 25, 2018, the 12th Circuit of the Specialized Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in prison for founding the Union for Human Rights Association.

Mr. Attawi has served his full sentence, but he has not yet been released. Since he was arrested in September 2017, he should have been released in September 2024, when his sentence was due to end. He is now being arbitrarily detained.

In this context, it should be noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia violated its own domestic law before violating international law. According to Saudi domestic law, the security authorities violated the Code of Criminal Procedure, specifically Article 2, which states: (No person may be arrested, searched, detained, or imprisoned except in the circumstances stipulated by law. Detention or imprisonment may only take place in designated locations and for the period specified by the competent authority. It is prohibited to physically or psychologically harm an arrested person, and it is also prohibited to subject them to torture or degrading treatment.)

Article 3 further stipulates that (No person may be punished except for an act prohibited and punishable under Sharia or the law, and only after their conviction based on a final judgment following a trial conducted in accordance with Sharia law.) According to international law, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a member of the international community and has violated Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.”

Mr. Al-Atawi's ordeal began when he and human rights defender Mohammed Al-Otaibi (currently imprisoned on the same charges and serving a 17-year sentence) founded the Union for Human Rights Association in Riyadh in 2013. Its objectives included abolishing the death penalty, supporting women's role in society, and promoting a culture of human rights. However, they were prevented from operating, threatened, and ordered to suspend the association.

Mr. Al-Atawi and Mr. Al-Otaibi were both sentenced to prison on charges of establishing the Union for Human Rights Association, working for an unlicensed organization, signing and publishing statements, and participating in human rights activities.

ICSRF asserts that Saudi Arabia has adopted a course of action that deviates from international norms, as the work of human rights defenders is internationally guaranteed under international conventions and treaties. Furthermore, no country in the world can persecute human rights defenders in such an escalating manner.

In this context, it is important to note the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as a member of the international community, is obligated to uphold.

Article 1 of the Declaration states that
everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to advocate for and strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels.

Article 2 of the Declaration further states that:

1. Every State has a primary responsibility and duty to protect, promote and realize all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including by taking the necessary steps to create all the necessary conditions in the social, economic, political and other fields, as well as providing the legal guarantees required to enable all persons under its jurisdiction, individually and in association with others, to effectively enjoy all these rights and freedoms.

2. Every State shall take the necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to ensure the effective enjoyment of the rights and freedoms referred to in this Declaration. Article 3 of the Declaration also states:
Domestic law consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and other international obligations incumbent upon the State in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms constitutes the legal framework within which human rights and fundamental freedoms should be exercised and enjoyed, and all activities referred to in this Declaration should be implemented to promote, protect, and effectively realize those rights and freedoms.

ICSRF expresses its full solidarity with human rights defenders Abdullah Al-Atawi and Mohammed Al-Otaibi, and with all human rights defenders detained or subjected to travel bans within the Kingdom. It also calls upon the Saudi authorities to immediately cease all forms of persecution—whether security, judicial, or legislative—against human rights defenders, and to guarantee the rights of activists to carry out their work, which is protected under international conventions and treaties. Furthermore, ICSRF demands that the relevant Saudi authorities release them immediately and unconditionally.

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of The Global Alliance to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/ksa/2359

17/08/2026

Urgent - Saudi Arabia

ICSRF Demands Saudi Authorities Release activist and Writer Naif Al-Hindas

Geneva, Switzerland Aug17, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms demands that Saudi authorities immediately and unconditionally release activist and writer Naif Al-Hindas.

Mr. Al-Hindas was arrested during the first week of April 2019. Saudi authorities typically withhold information regarding the reasons for such arrests, as the circumstances of the arrests are usually in violation of both Saudi domestic law and international law. To date, there is no information on whether or not he has been brought before a judge.

Mr. Al-Hindas is a writer and human rights activist with dozens of articles addressing women's and societal issues.
We believe this is sufficient grounds for his arrest. In this context, it should be noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia violated its own domestic law before violating international law. According to Saudi domestic law, the security authorities violated the Code of Criminal Procedure, specifically Article 2, which states: (No person may be arrested, searched, detained, or imprisoned except in the circumstances stipulated by law. Detention or imprisonment may only take place in designated locations and for the period specified by the competent authority. It is prohibited to physically or psychologically harm a person arrested, and it is also prohibited to subject them to torture or degrading treatment.)

Article 3 further stipulates that (No person may be punished except for an act prohibited and punishable under Sharia or the law, and only after their conviction based on a final judgment following a trial conducted in accordance with Sharia law.) According to international law, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a member of the international community and has violated Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile."

Therefore

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls upon His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to order the relevant authorities to:

First: Release activist and writer Nayef Al-Hindas immediately and unconditionally.

Second: Release all dissidents and human rights activists detained in the Kingdom's prisons.

Third: Refrain from targeting any dissidents or human rights activists for defending rights and freedoms and demanding reform.

Fourth: Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of The Global Alliance to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/ksa/2358

13/08/2026

Urgent- Qatar
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we affirm that CEDAW is an agreement signed without implementation And Qatari abuse of artist Kholoud Al-Emadi is an example
Geneva, Switzerland Aug13, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls on Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to issue orders to the various authorities to support women's rights in the country and to implement the CEDAW agreement in the country and implement ICSRF recommendations contained in UN document A/HRC/WG.6/47/QAT/3.

On June 23, 2009, Qatar ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by virtue of Emiri Decree No. 28 of 2009. On August 30, 2009, this was published in the Qatari Official Gazette, and thus it became an official law effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Article 1 of the Convention states that:
For the purposes of this Convention, the term "discrimination against women" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of s*x, the effect or purpose of which is to impair or thwart the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field, regardless of their marital status and on the basis of equality between them and men.

However, according to the monitoring and documentation of the International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms, we did not find that Qatar applies the CEDAW agreement.
Artist Kholoud Al-Emadi is an example of Qatar's failure to apply the CEDAW agreement within the national judiciary.
The story of the artist Al-Emadi began after she married a wealthy Qatari businessman who has influence in Qatari society. She was subjected to domestic violence in a marriage that lasted two years, during which her husband caused her to miscarry. Because she holds British citizenship, she left Qatar for Britain to file a lawsuit against her husband.
She was lured while she was in London to return to Qatar, where a Qatari authority contacted her in order to reconcile between her and her husband, but Qatari security arrested her immediately upon her return to Doha on October 9, 2022. After being detained for a period, she was referred to the Public Prosecution, where she was subjected to interrogation in a case that had been prepared in advance, where her husband accused her of defamation and blackmail. Press reports stated that she had been sentenced to three years in prison.
ICSRF confirms that the marital dispute did not justify all this abuse and imprisonment throughout these months, and whatever the fate of the artist Al-Amadi was after the interrogation in the Public Prosecution and then referring her to trial and detaining her for months, whether it was release, acquittal or imprisonment.

the clear truth is that she is a woman who was subjected to domestic violence supported by security violence in a country that had joined the CEDAW Convention in 2009. We confirm that this incident shows that equality between men and women does not exist in Qatar and that the Qatari reality does not prevent women from living in harsh conditions and being exposed to domestic violence supported by security and judicial measures.
UN document A/HRC/WG.6/47/QAT/3, a summary of information submitted by stakeholders regarding the Universal Periodic Review of the State of Qatar for the forty-seventh session, is based on a number of information and recommendations from the International Centre for Supporting Rights and Freedoms in several sections, as follows:
First: Within the National Human Rights Framework
The Constitutional and Legal Framework
ICSRF confirmed that the Qatari Constitution does not stipulate the primacy of international agreements over domestic laws. In its report, it recommended that Qatar issue a decree stipulating the primacy of international treaties and agreements over domestic legislation.
To view the full report, please download it from the link
https://www.icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/reports/2220

Therefore
ICSRF calls on the Qatari authorities to take legislative, security and social steps to protect women from violence and to activate the CEDAW Convention within the national judiciary and implement ICSRF recommendations contained in UN document A/HRC/WG.6/47/QAT/3.
On October 1, 2020, lawyer Ahmed Aly, Head of ICSRF, called on the Human Rights Council in an oral intervention at the 45th session to consider the human rights situation within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_AMKiLitY&feature=youtu.be

International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of The Global Alliance to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/qatar/2357

11/08/2026

Urgent – Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities continue to detain human rights defender Omar Al-Saeed, and ICSRF demands his immediate release

Geneva, Switzerland Aug11, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms condemns the continued detention by Saudi authorities of human rights defender Omar Al-Saeed, a member of the Civil and Political Rights Association, who is being held in Buraydah Prison in Qassim.
ICSRF reiterates its demand for his immediate release.
Mr. Al-Saeed was arrested on June 23, 2018, after his home was raided, its contents destroyed, the residents terrorized, and electronic devices confiscated. The Civil and Political Rights Association has greatly disturbed the Saudi authorities. Established on October 12, 2009, has undertaken significant human rights activities, including filing numerous legitimate lawsuits against the Saudi Ministry of Interior for violations committed against activists, dissidents, and human rights defenders. has also engaged with the Human Rights Council in Geneva to report human rights abuses perpetrated by Saudi authorities. The association has consistently demanded a constitutional monarchy, an elected parliament, and an independent judiciary. For these reasons, was denied official registration and was subsequently banned and ordered to dissolve following arbitrary and unappealable procedures.

ICSRF emphasizes that the work of human rights defenders is internationally guaranteed under international covenants and treaties, and that no country in the world has the right to persecute human rights defenders.

In this context, it is important to note the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as a member of the international community, is obligated to uphold.

Article 1 of the Declaration states that “Everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels.”

Article 2 of the Declaration further states that:
1. Every State has a primary responsibility and duty to protect, promote and realize all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including by taking the necessary steps to create all the necessary conditions in the social, economic, political and other fields, as well as providing the legal guarantees required to enable all persons under its jurisdiction, individually and in association with others, to effectively enjoy all these rights and freedoms.”
2. Every State shall take the necessary legislative, administrative and other steps to ensure the effective enjoyment of the rights and freedoms referred to in this Declaration. The Center declares its full solidarity with human rights defender Omar Al-Saeed and all members of the Civil and Political Rights Association (HASEM), and demands that the relevant Saudi authorities drop the charges against them and release them all immediately and unconditionally.
Therefore
The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls on His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to issue orders to the competent authorities to do the following:
First: release of human rights defender Omar Al-Saeed
Second: Release all opponents and human rights activists detained in the
Kingdom's prisons.
Third: Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms

On October 1, 2020, lawyer Ahmed Aly, Head of ICSRF, called on the Human Rights Council, in an oral intervention during its 45th session, to consider the human rights situation within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_AMKiLitY&feature=youtu.be

International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
Member of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Member of the Global Coalition to End Statelessness
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/ksa/2356

06/08/2026

Urgent Saudi Arabia
update
Saudi Arabia insists on finding Manahil al-Otaibi guilty. Instead of dropping her sentence on appeal, her prison term was reduced to five years and a five-year travel ban for her advocacy of women's

Geneva, Switzerland Aug 6, 2026

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls on the Saudi authorities to drop the charges against activist Manahil al-Otaibi and release her immediately.
On November 16, 2022, Saudi security forces brutally arrested her. Her sister, Fawz, reported that she was then chained and detained in a Riyadh prison (Al-Malaz).
According to reports reviewed by ICSRF, prior to her arrest, she had expressed numerous opinions on her social media accounts that contradicted the policies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
She also participated in a campaign to abolish guardianship over women, called on Saudi women to remove the abaya, and launched a campaign titled "Saudi Women Without the Abaya." Manahil was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Her sister explained that she was charged with violating the Anti-Cybercrime Law and violating religious and societal values.
We regret that she was tried before the Anti-Terrorism Court (the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh). Given the collapse of the human rights system in Saudi Arabia and the lack of communication between activists, we were only able to learn the fate of her trial through an official response from the Saudi government to the Special Rapporteurs.
This response that she was sentenced to 11 years in prison in the session of January 9, 2024, for committing terrorist crimes under Articles 43 and 44 of the Anti-Terrorism Law. In the appeal session on August 21, 2025, the sentence was reduced to five years in prison and a five-year travel ban. We affirm that Manahil committed no crime. Freedom to choose one's clothing, support for women's rights, freedom of expression, posting videos of herself going to the market without an abaya, and calling for an end to the male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia are all legitimate and acceptable acts protected by international law. In this context, it must be noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia violated Saudi domestic law before violating international law.
According to Saudi domestic law, security agencies violated the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 2 of which states: "No person may be arrested, searched, detained, or imprisoned except in the circumstances specified by law. No person may be detained or imprisoned except in the places designated for each purpose and for the period determined by the competent authority. It is prohibited to harm a detainee physically or mentally, and it is prohibited to subject him to torture or degrading treatment."
Article 3 also states: "No person may be subjected to criminal punishment except for a prohibited act punishable by law or pursuant to it, and after his conviction has been established by a final judgment following a fair trial."
According to international law, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as a member of the international community, has violated Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile."
We must also refer to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which Saudi Arabia must respect as an international standard. Article 19, paragraph 2, states: "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression; this right includes freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice."
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has violated Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which it accelerated to in 2000. The Convention states that:
1 - For the purposes of this Convention, the term “discrimination against women” means any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of s*x which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.
2 - States Parties condemn all forms of discrimination against women and agree to pursue, by all appropriate means and without delay, the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and women, and to ensure that all women have equal rights and opportunities, regardless of their marital status. Slow down, a policy aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, and to this end, undertake to:
a. To embody the principle of the equality of men and women in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation if not yet incorporated there and to ensure, through legislation and other appropriate means, the practical realization of this principle;
b. To adopt appropriate legislative and other measures, including sanctions where appropriate, prohibiting all discrimination against women;
c. To establish legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men and to ensure, through competent national tribunals and other public institutions, the effective protection of women against any act of discrimination;
d. To refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions act in conformity with this obligation;
e. Take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization, or institution.
f. Take all appropriate measures, including legislative measures, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs, and practices that constitute discrimination against women.
j. Repeal all national penal provisions that constitute discrimination against women.

Therefore

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms calls on His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to issue orders to the competent authorities to drop the charges against her and release her immediately.

The International Center for Supporting Rights and Freedoms
https://icsrf-gcc.org/index.php/arab/ksa/2355

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