Loujain al-Hathloul’s trial: Judge transfers her case to even worse court

November 26, 2020

Following up on my post from yesterday [https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/11/25/loujain-al-hathloul-to-stand-trial-in-saudi-arabia-today/] Amnesty International reported on 25 November 2020 that a Saudi Arabian judge has decided to transfer human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul’s case to Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC), an institution used to silence dissent and notorious for issuing lengthy prison sentences following seriously flawed trials

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/11/saudi-arabia-loujain-alhathlouls-trial-exposes-hypocrisy-on-womens-empowerment/

This entry was posted on November 26, 2020 at 12:02 and is filed under AI, Amnesty international, Human Rights Defenders.

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One Response to “Loujain al-Hathloul’s trial: Judge transfers her case to even worse court”

  1. Loujain Al-Hathloul Sentenced to over 5 Years Prison by Saudi Terror Court | Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders Says:

    December 29, 2020 at 14:22

    […] Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) posted on 28 December 2020 the bad news that after 958 days in detention, Loujain AlHathloul was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison in court today by the Specialised Criminal Court (terrorism court).[see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2020/11/26/loujain-al-hathlouls-trial-judge-transfers-her-case-to-…/%5D. […]

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