Human Rights First Society
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The Human Rights First Society (HRFS) is a Saudi Arabia
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non-governmental organisation led by Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb since 2002.
would "be of very little significance" if they were held in a similar way to the 2005 municipal elections. He said that the minimum criteria for the elections should include all members being elected by the voters, women should participate
, and the voting age should be decreased from 21 to 18".
, HRFS said that 100 protestors remained under arrest following the 15–18 March protests in and near Qatif and that some had been tortured.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
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Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
non-governmental organisation led by Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb since 2002.
Founding and status
In 2002, the Human Rights First Society was led by Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb and applied for legal recognition. , it remained unrecognised, but was allowed by the government to exist informally.Aims
The Human Rights First Society aims to monitor human rights violations and support victims of human rights violations, using "all peaceful means to advocate that the Saudi government respects and defends all human rights."Elections
HRFS' head, Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb, stated that the 2011 Saudi Arabian municipal electionsSaudi Arabian municipal elections, 2011
Municipal elections in Saudi Arabian towns and cities, initially planned for 31 October 2009, are to be held on 29 September 2011 . Women may not participate in the elections...
would "be of very little significance" if they were held in a similar way to the 2005 municipal elections. He said that the minimum criteria for the elections should include all members being elected by the voters, women should participate
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
, and the voting age should be decreased from 21 to 18".
2011 Saudi Arabian protests
On 24 March 2011, during the 2011 Saudi Arabian protests2011 Saudi Arabian protests
The 2011 Saudi Arabian protests have been influenced by the Arab Spring that started with the 2011 Tunisian revolution. One of the main online organisers of a planned 11 March "Day of Rage", Faisal Ahmed Abdul-Ahad , was alleged to have been killed by Saudi security forces on 2 March, by which time...
, HRFS said that 100 protestors remained under arrest following the 15–18 March protests in and near Qatif and that some had been tortured.
External links
- http://hrfssaudiarabia.org/ HRFS web site in English
- http://www.anhri.net/saudi/spdhr/ HRFS web site in Arabic