Saudi Arabia: UN experts welcome commutation of death sentences for three minors, urge charges be dropped
GENEVA (3 March 2021) – UN human rights experts welcomed Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to commute the death sentences given to three individuals for crimes allegedly committed when they were less than 18 years old, and urged Saudi Arabia to quash their convictions and release them.
“We welcome the important announcement of the Saudi Human Rights Commission to commute the death sentences of Mr. Ali al-Nimr, Mr. Dawood al-Marhoon and Mr. Abdullah al-Zaher, who have been re-sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, inclusive of time served,” said the experts.
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Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr, described by his lawyer as moderate and a prominent intellectual , was released on Friday
Ali al-Nimr was imprisoned as a minor in 2012 and had been sentenced to death before the penalty was commuted earlier in February (Reprieve) By Published date: 26 February 2021 11:18 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday detained the father of Ali al-Nimr, a protestor who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to death in 2014.
Nimr s death sentence was commuted earlier this month to 10 years in jail, following an international outcry from human rights groups. He has been in prison since 2012.
Taha al-Hajji, a lawyer for the Nimr family, told Middle East Eye that Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr was arrested on Wednesday following a raid on his home in the Eastern Province town of Awamiyah, home to a predominantly Shia population and where pro-democracy protests erupted following th
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