Rights group: Saudi Arabia must end trial of human rights lawyer

[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Saturday called on the Saudi government [press release] to immediately end the 18-month prosecution of human rights lawyer Walid Abu al-Khair [Frontline backgrounder]. Abu al-Khair is known for his defense of other human rights activists, including a group of a dozen men known for demanding human rights and political reform in Saudi Arabia. Abu al-Khair has been charged with offending the judiciary, trying to distort the reputation of the kingdom, obstructing justice...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/04/hrw-to-saudi-arabia-end-trial-of-human-rights-lawyer.php

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