Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15
Summary
A young man in Saudi Arabia, Youssef al-Manasif, faces execution for attending protests and funerals between the ages of 15 and 17. Human rights groups say he was tortured, forced to confess, and sentenced to death despite laws against executing people for crimes committed as minors.Key Facts
- Youssef al-Manasif was arrested in 2017 for attending Shia religious freedom protests and funerals.
- He was convicted by a special criminal court and sentenced to death.
- Human rights groups allege he was tortured and made to sign a false confession.
- He only met his state-appointed lawyer five years after arrest, in 2022.
- Saudi Arabia’s supreme court has upheld his death sentence.
- Saudi Arabia abolished the death penalty for minors in 2020 but continues to execute some who committed crimes as children.
- The country executed a record 356 people in the past year, including many foreigners for minor crimes.
- The UN and Human Rights Watch have called for stopping executions of people convicted for crimes committed as minors.
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