More Than 68 Thousand Detainees in Saudi Prisons, in Inhumane Conditions

 Human rights documentation, the first of its kind, revealed the detention of more than 68 thousand people in Saudi prisons under inhumane conditions and outside the rule of the law.

The international human rights organization, Freedom Initiative, said that recent estimates indicate that the number of detainees in prisons and detention centers in Saudi Arabia has reached more than 68 thousand detainees.

The organization confirmed that this large number is languishing in harsh inhumane conditions, and many of them have been placed in detention with systematic violations of their rights without unfair trials.

The organization spoke about Saudi Arabia’s policies of arresting, harassing and trapping American citizens and members of their families, pointing to their status as part of global campaigns of repression, particularly against those who focus on human rights.

It highlighted that the Saudi government’s repressive methods go beyond its local borders, and it has a global experience with campaigns of arrest, intimidation, defamation, imprisonment, torture and threats.