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Hailah Al-Qaseer
Social Activist
detainee
Date of Birth
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City Of Birth
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Gender
Female
Nationality
Saudi
Education
BA in Geography
About The Detainee
The wife of Muhammad al-Wakeel, who was killed by the Saudi authorities after raiding his house
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2010-03-01
City Of Internment:
Reason
She was arrested from her home during a campaign of arrests targeting a group that the Saudi authorities claimed were supporting extremist ideology
Method
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Practices And Violations
Arbitrary detention. She was subjected to various forms of abuse in prison, including humiliation, being forced to remove her hijab, deprivation, harassment, physical and psychological assault, and torture. Confessions were extracted from her by force.
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
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Trial and legal proceedings
She was accused of collecting money to support and spread extremist ideology and was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a travel ban thereafter for the same period
Time Line For Arrest
2015-11-01
She was sentenced
She was detained