Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association
Founded | 12 October 2009[1] |
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Founder | 11 co-founders[1] |
Dissolved | 9 March 2013 |
Location | |
Key people | Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani (leader),[2] Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi (co-founder,[3] arrested 21 March 2011)[4] |
Website | acpra |
The Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (
Creation
ACPRA was created in 2009 by 11 human rights activists and academics in response to what was seen as a worsening human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.[1] The 11 founders are Professor Abdulkareem Yousef al-Khathar, Dr. Abdulrahman Hamid al-Hamid, Professor Abdullah H. al-Hamid, who is a former professor of comparative literature and founding member of the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights, Fahad Abdulaziz Ali al-Orani, Fowzan Mohsen al-Harbi, Easa Hamid al-Hamid, Mhana Mohammed al-Faleh, Dr. Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani, Mohammad Hamad al-Mohaisen,[1] Mohammed Saleh al-Bejadi[3] and Saud Ahmed al-Doughaither.[1]
Aims
It aims to promote human rights awareness, focussing on the 1948
Structure and leadership
As of March 2011[update], the ACPRA was led by Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani.[2]
Statements and reports
In January 2011, ACPRA and
Government responses
ACPRA co-founder
On 18 June 2012, ACPRA co-founder and leader Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani was charged in a Saudi court for his human rights activities.[9][10] On 29 June, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies spoke on al-Qahtani's behalf at the 20th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.[11] Another ACPRA co-founder, Abdullah al-Hamid, was charged with similar offences on 11 June 2012.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (An Establishing Declaration) — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Monday, October 12, 2009". Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Women remain barred from voting as Saudi Arabia announces elections". The National (Abu Dhabi)/AP/Bloomberg. 2011-03-23. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ a b "While the Saudi elite looks nervously abroad, a revolution is happening". The Guardian. 2011-04-11. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ a b "ACPRA demands the immediate unconditional release of its co-founder, Mohammed Al-Bjady". Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association. March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Saudi court jails two activists for 10 years". ArabianBusiness.com. Reuters.
- ^ "Activists Say 2013 Dark Year for Saudi Rights : NPR". NPR. Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Saudi rights NGOs write to king about jailed activist". Thomson Reuters. March 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ a b "World Report 2012: Saudi Arabia". Human Rights Watch. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ a b "Saudi Arabia ramps up clampdown on human rights activists". Amnesty International. 2012-06-18. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Prominent Human Rights Defender Risks 5 Years of Prison for cooperating with the UN". Alkarama. 2012-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- IFEX. Archivedfrom the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
Further reading
- Madawi al-Rasheed, 2015: Muted Modernists: The Struggle over Divine Politics in Saudi Arabia, Oxford University Press
External links
- ACPRA official web site (mostly in Arabic; blocked in KSA - now defunct)
- Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) (now defunct)