Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 4:59 pm
Geneva – Nearly two dozen economic scholars from the
world s most prominent universities have signed a letter to
the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and his son, Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, demanding the disclosure of
prominent Saudi economist Abdulaziz Al-Dakhil’s fate and
ensuring he has a fair trial and released if proven
innocent.
In the letter, the academics said the Saudi
authorities have been holding Al-Dakhil since April 2020,
after mourning the death of human rights activist and
reformist Abdullah Al-Hamid who was intentionally neglected
of medical care in prison.
The letter indicated that
Al-Dakhil was arbitrarily detained several times for
LETTER | Better protection required for those in detention
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LETTER | The Malaysian Bar is deeply disheartened to learn of the recent incidents that occurred in detention facilities, namely the rape of a 16-year-old girl at the Miri police station by a male detainee, and the death of G Jestus Kevin, while detained at the Bentong district police headquarters last year as reported by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) on Jan 21.
According to Principle 1 of the United Nations’ Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, “all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment shall be treated in a humane manner and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person”.