{"id":16970,"date":"2025-05-05T16:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16970"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:26:06","slug":"un-warns-saudi-arabia-sentencing-children-to-death-in-defiance-of-international-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/05\/un-warns-saudi-arabia-sentencing-children-to-death-in-defiance-of-international-law\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Warns: Saudi Arabia Sentencing Children to Death in Defiance of International Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-While justice is meant to protect the most vulnerable, the reality inside Saudi Arabia reveals shocking practices\u2014where children face death sentences after what are described as unjust and arbitrary trials. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued a new warning about the kingdom\u2019s continued execution of minors, in blatant violation of international law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1536\">Despite Saudi Arabia being a signatory to the Convention\u2014which explicitly prohibits the execution of individuals for crimes committed under the age of 18\u2014its courts still pursue charges against minors for political activities or online interactions. These include participating in protests, attending funerals, or posting content on social media.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1566\"><strong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1564\">Names on Death Row<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1765\">The latest UN warning specifically highlights five detainees at imminent risk of execution: Abdullah al-Darazi, Youssef al-Munasif, Jalal al-Labbad, Jawad Qureiris, and Hassan Zaki al-Faraj.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"2010\">According to the report, these young men were arrested as minors and subjected to both physical and psychological torture. They were coerced into confessions and denied the right to a fair trial or the legal protections guaranteed to children.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\ud83d\udd34\u0641\u064a \u0645\u0645\u0644\u0643\u0629 \u064a\u064f\u0642\u0637\u0651\u0639 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0641\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0634\u0640 \u0640\u064a\u0631\u060c \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u063a\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0627 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u064f\u0633\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0640&amp;\u0640\u0642\u0627\u0635\u0640*\u0640\u0644.. \u0642\u064f\u0635\u0651\u0631 \u0641\u064a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629<\/a> \u064a\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0640&amp;\u0640\u0648\u062a \u0628\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u062d\u062a\u062c\u0627\u062c\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0645\u0646\u0634\u0648\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644\u060c \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0645\u062d\u0627\u0643\u0645\u0627\u062a \u062a\u0634\u0648\u0628\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0640\u0640\u0647\u0640&amp;\u0640\u0627\u0643\u0627\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0640*\u0640\u0639\u0640\u0640\u0630\u064a\u0628 \u0648\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0632\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0641\u0627\u062a..<\/p>\n<p>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFIIsguANR\">pic.twitter.com\/EFIIsguANR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0648\u0637\u0646. \u064a\u063a\u0631\u062f \u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0631\u0628 (@watanserb_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/watanserb_news\/status\/1918619954514928106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2012\" data-end=\"2041\"><strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2039\">Chilling Statistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2375\">Since the beginning of 2025, Saudi Arabia has carried out 98 executions, placing it among the world\u2019s top executioners despite widespread international condemnation. Many of these were conducted quietly, with reports of secret executions and the withholding of victims&#8217; bodies to prevent families from holding dignified funerals.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2427\"><strong data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2425\">Discrimination Against the Shia Minority<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2723\">UN experts also voiced concern over a clear pattern of sectarian discrimination, particularly targeting the Shia minority in the eastern provinces. Shia Saudis face disproportionately high rates of arrest and execution, often in cases labeled \u201ccriminal\u201d but widely seen as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"2773\"><strong data-start=\"2729\" data-end=\"2771\">Official Silence and Political Evasion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"3075\">In response to the criticisms, Saudi authorities have issued denials described by the UN as \u201cmisleading and inconsistent.\u201d Officials have rejected torture claims without providing evidence, and no transparent investigations have been launched into repeated allegations of abuse and illegal executions.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3116\"><strong data-start=\"3081\" data-end=\"3114\">When the Law Becomes a Weapon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3117\" data-end=\"3472\">In a country where criticism is criminalized and human rights defenders are silenced, the law itself has become a tool for eliminating political dissent and intimidating society. Children languish in prison for years, awaiting verdicts that could cost them their lives\u2014while justice, instead of protecting them, becomes a drawn bow aimed at their throats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-While justice is meant to protect the most vulnerable, the reality inside Saudi Arabia reveals shocking practices\u2014where children face death sentences after what are described as unjust and arbitrary trials. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued a new warning about the kingdom\u2019s continued execution of minors, in blatant violation of international law &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[71,5256,4083],"class_list":["post-16970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-the-rights-of-the-child","tag-the-un"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN Warns: Saudi Arabia Sentencing Children to Death in Defiance of International Law - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The UN raises alarm over Saudi Arabia&#039;s ongoing death sentences for minors, many of whom were 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