The UPR Working Group will examine the human rights records of Saudi Arabia and Jordan

19/01/2024

Press release Geneva – January 18, 2024   The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group stated that Saudi Arabia’s human […] Read More

CFJ joins rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

12/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023   Several human rights organizations, including the Committee for Justice (CFJ), have called on United Nations mechanisms […] Read More

Egypt: Immediately release ten Nubians arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia for over two years and suspend their trial

29/08/2022

In the days before the slated 31 August sentencing of ten Egyptian Nubians detained in Saudi Arabia now for over two years, the undersigned rights […] Read More

UN urges Saudi authorities to halt death sentence against Al-Howaiti who was convicted of charges he committed as a child

05/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts have called on the government of Saudi Arabia to immediately […] Read More

Saudi Arabia: UN concerned about arrest of two Uyghurs at risk of being forcibly returned to China despite risk of torture

08/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 8 May 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the Saudi authorities’ arrest and […] Read More

Saudi Arabia: UN calls for a halt to the executions of two citizens after an unfair trial

28/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 28 April 2022 UN experts have called for a moratorium on two executions against two […] Read More

UN calls on Saudi Arabia to stop handing over two Uyghur Chinese citizens to the Chinese government

05/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 April 2022 UN human rights experts have called on the government of Saudi Arabia […] Read More

UN concerned about arbitrary arrest and violations against human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia 

01/02/2022

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 1, 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the alleged arbitrary arrest and […] Read More

UN warns of escalation of conflict in Yemen and its effects on civilians after Saudi bombing of a detention center    

30/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 30, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned of the […] Read More

UN criticizes human rights violations against Vietnamese female domestic workers in Saudi Arabia 

26/12/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 26, 2021 UN experts have criticized human rights violations committed against a group of […] Read More

Egypt: Stop the farce trial of 10 Egyptian Nubians before the Saudi Specialized Criminal Court

11/11/2021

After the Specialized Criminal Court in Saudi Arabia decided to postpone for two months the trial of ten Egyptian Nubians, who have been detained by […] Read More

UN calls on Saudi Arabia to take measures to prevent human trafficking and open investigations into exploitation of Vietnamese girls recruited as domestic workers  

05/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: November 4, 2021   UN human rights experts have called on Saudi Arabia and Vietnam to crack […] Read More

UN urges Saudi Arabia to halt execution of two citizens   

26/10/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: October 26, 2021   UN experts have expressed their concerns about the execution of two Saudi […] Read More

UN calls on Saudi authorities to stop execution of minors and to hand over body of executed young man to his family

05/09/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice  Geneva, 5 September 2021  United Nations human rights experts renewed their demands for the Saudi […] Read More

UN concerned about allegations of mistreatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia despite recent reforms 

08/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 8, 2021 UN experts have expressed concern about allegations of abuse and exploitation of […] Read More