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| Saudi Arabia criticised for 48 beheadings in four months of 2018 | Saudi Arabia criticised for 48 beheadings in four months of 2018 |
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| Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half of them on non-violent drug charges, Human Rights Watch has said. | Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half of them on non-violent drug charges, Human Rights Watch has said. |
| The US-based group urged the kingdom to improve what it called a “notoriously unfair criminal justice system”. | The US-based group urged the kingdom to improve what it called a “notoriously unfair criminal justice system”. |
| Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s highest rates of execution: suspects convicted of terrorism, homicide, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking face the death penalty. | Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s highest rates of execution: suspects convicted of terrorism, homicide, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking face the death penalty. |
| Rights experts have repeatedly raised concerns about the fairness of trials in the kingdom, which is governed by a strict form of Islamic law. The government says the death penalty is a deterrent for further crime. | Rights experts have repeatedly raised concerns about the fairness of trials in the kingdom, which is governed by a strict form of Islamic law. The government says the death penalty is a deterrent for further crime. |
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| Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW’s Middle East director, said: “It’s bad enough that Saudi Arabia executes so many people, but many of them have not committed a violent crime. Any plan to limit drug executions needs to include improvements to a justice system that doesn’t provide for fair trials.” | Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW’s Middle East director, said: “It’s bad enough that Saudi Arabia executes so many people, but many of them have not committed a violent crime. Any plan to limit drug executions needs to include improvements to a justice system that doesn’t provide for fair trials.” |
| HRW said Saudi Arabia had carried out nearly 600 executions since the beginning of 2014, more than a third of them in drug cases. Nearly 150 people were put to death last year in the kingdom, where convicts are beheaded using a sword. | HRW said Saudi Arabia had carried out nearly 600 executions since the beginning of 2014, more than a third of them in drug cases. Nearly 150 people were put to death last year in the kingdom, where convicts are beheaded using a sword. |
| Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the next in line to the throne, suggested in a Time magazine interview this month that Saudi Arabia would consider changing the penalty in certain cases except murder from death to life in prison. | Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the next in line to the throne, suggested in a Time magazine interview this month that Saudi Arabia would consider changing the penalty in certain cases except murder from death to life in prison. |
| The prince is trying to soften his country’s image as it seeks to diversify its oil-dependent economy and attract international investors. | The prince is trying to soften his country’s image as it seeks to diversify its oil-dependent economy and attract international investors. |
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