Guardian: Saudi Executions Violate Human Rights

A report published by The Guardian has highlighted the Saudi government’s executions of citizens, activists and dissidents. The UK must not remain silent on human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, says crossbench peer David Alton. The spike in executions in Saudi Arabia is great cause for concern, as highlighted by the son of reformist Saudi cleric Salman al-Odah (My father called for reform in Saudi Arabia. Now he faces death.

Whenever the UK government is challenged about its apparent indifference to Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations, it justifies its silence by claiming it uses its significant economic and security ties to exert back-channel pressure,” Helena Kennedy said.