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Amnesty Voices Concern over Saudi Practices against Eastern Province’s Protesters
Amnesty International appealed on Monday the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to release the dissents detained as a result of taking part in peaceful protests in the Kingdom's Eastern Province, without any trial or charges.
In a report titled "SAUDI ARABIA: DISSIDENT VOICES STIFLED IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE", Amnesty International stated that Since February 2011, hundreds of individuals have been arrested and detained - mostly without charge or trial - and, in a limited number of cases, brought to trial on suspicion of taking part in or supporting protests or of expressing views critical of the state."
"While the organization recognizes that the Saudi Arabian authorities have a responsibility to preserve public order and to investigate and prosecute individuals suspected of carrying out internationally recognized criminal offences, whether during protests or outside of them, it is concerned that many of those arrested appear to have been detained arbitrarily," Amnesty International added in its report.
Moreover, Amnesty mentioned the cases of nine men and a 16-year-old boy who are still held in custody, and further referred that seven out of the said ten cases have been detained for more than 6 months without any charges.
"It has also documented cases where individuals have been subjected, among other measures, to travel bans or dismissed from their employment apparently to punish them arbitrarily for exercising their rights to freedom of expression or assembly," the report further indicated.
Amnesty International's information revealed that the Saudi Arabian authorities blocked several Eastern Province-based websites, for posting news about demonstrations and activities opposed to government policies and practices and the authorities' response to them.
"Amnesty International is concerned that the measures taken by the Saudi Arabian authorities amount to a pattern of widespread human rights violations against individuals exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly in the Eastern Province," the report iterated.
On this level, the human rights organization believed that there is evidence indicating that, at least with regard to those dismissed arbitrarily from their employment, there is a state policy to commit such violations.
Regarding the excessive use of force by authority forces against peaceful dissents in the Eastern Province, Amnesty noted that it has a number of concerns in this regard, and stated that its research is ongoing.
"In particular, it has received reports that, in some cases, the Saudi Arabian security forces have used excessive force when dealing with the protests and that, since 21 November 2011, seven men have died and a number of others injured after being shot while protesting or engaging in other activities," Amnesty's report further noted.
Source: Amnesty International, Edited by moqawama.org
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