https://sputnikglobe.com/20181123/saudi-arabia-amnesty-report-human-report-torture-human-rights-1070069483.html
Saudi Arabia Dismisses Amnesty Reports on Torture, Human Rights as 'Baseless'
Saudi Arabia Dismisses Amnesty Reports on Torture, Human Rights as 'Baseless'
Sputnik International
On Tuesday, Amnesty International said in a report that Saudi Arabian authorities have tortured and sexually harassed detained human rights activists... 23.11.2018, Sputnik International
2018-11-23T13:04+0000
2018-11-23T13:04+0000
2018-11-23T13:26+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/106330/90/1063309097_0:67:1280:787_1920x0_80_0_0_1f145d85bde256ccac073aae53dd5bb6.jpg
saudi arabia
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2018
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
middle east, newsfeed, saudi arabia, crown prince mohammed, amnesty international
middle east, newsfeed, saudi arabia, crown prince mohammed, amnesty international
Saudi Arabia Dismisses Amnesty Reports on Torture, Human Rights as 'Baseless'
13:04 GMT 23.11.2018 (Updated: 13:26 GMT 23.11.2018) On Tuesday, Amnesty International said in a report that Saudi Arabian authorities have tortured and sexually harassed detained human rights activists, including a number of women.
Saudi Arabia stated Friday that the reports about torture, issued by the human rights watchdogs Amnesty International, were 'baseless', the Ministry of Media said in a statement.
"The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia categorically and strongly denies the allegations made by them. The wild claims made, quoting anonymous 'testimonies' or 'informed sources', are simply wrong," the ministry said.
READ MORE: Saudi Crown Prince Begins Foreign Trip Amid Global Outcry Over Khashoggi Murder
22 November 2018, 17:20 GMT
The ministry's statement comes after Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday in which it claimed that "the activists were repeatedly tortured by electrocution and flogging, leaving some unable to walk or stand properly."
The torture allegations come with Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammad facing international condemnation over the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
_and_the_famous_Kingdom_Tower_.jpg){kind=link}