June 17, 2013
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Human rights in Saudi Arabia are intended to be based on Islamic religious laws under rule of the Saudi royal family. The government of Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi legal system, has been criticized for its treatment of religious and political minorities, homosexuals, apostates, and women. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ratified the International Convention against Torture in October 1997 according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Human rights of Saudi Arabia are specified in article 26 of the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia. Recently created human rights organisations include Human Rights First Society (2002), Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia (2007), Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (2009) and the government-associated National Society for Human Rights (2004). In 2008, the Shura Council ratified the Arab Charter on Human Rights. In 2011, the Specialized Criminal Court was used to charge and sentence human rights activists. At the U.N. Third Millennium Summit in New York City, The King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz defended Saudi Arabia's position on human rights, saying "It is absurd to impose on an individual or a society rights that are alien to its beliefs or principles.".
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![Dozens protest detention of relatives at Saudi prison [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-11022000/11022998/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9493177488c85599f4ee504686c52b72)
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![Amnesty International calls on Bahrain to free prisoners of conscience after 'travesty of justice' [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8591000/8591355/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=336ec2add37d761c88b3405e1aedd5c8)
![Thousands of Saudis demand retribution for slain activist [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8415000/8415837/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=18d70ff4fd823d287238fea0648edd93)
![Saudi protestors call for release of political prisoners [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-8281000/8281726/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ae809e4564e55a4345d033a8b219d1df)