Month: Hand Testimony and Official Request

month: The group, which has formed a detainee review panel, had sent an official request to the Saudi ambassador to the UK, Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz, at the beginning of this month to obtain first hand testimony from 10 women who are being held in a number of jails in the country, according to The Independent. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial If there is no positive response by 29 January, they say, then a report will be published soon afterwards with details of allegations of mistreatment. Refusal by the kingdom to allow the visit to take place will result, they warn, in the publication of a damning report from accounts compiled by human rights organisations and activists who have accused the Saudi authorities of abuse against the detainees ranging from water-boarding to sexual assault. Failure to cooperate with the investigation would be a clear indication, say activists, of an admission of culpability by the Saudi authorities. Watch more If we want female activists freed, we have to work with Saudi Arabia Speaking at a meeting in the Houses of Parliament, three members of the panel, the Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, former chair of the foreign affairs select committee; Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran; and Paul Williams, the Labour member of the health and social care committee, wanted to stress that they were prepared to keep an open mind and listen to the Saudi government's case on the issue. The Saudi government has repeatedly denied the claims of mistreatment of the detainees. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.