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Dalal Al-Khalil
Human Rights Activist
detainee
Date of Birth
١٤/٠٨/١٩٨٦
City Of Birth
Qasim
Gender
Female
Nationality
Saudi
Education
Bachelors in Islamic Studies
About The Detainee
A human rights activist who works in the voluntary sector distributing money and food baskets to the poor. Her sister was arrested for demanding the release of her three arbitrarily detained children, and her husband was also arrested with her.
Arrest And Human Rights Violations
Date Of Arrest:
2017-09-28
City Of Internment:
Al-Qassim
Reason
Her relief work and her human rights activism
Method
Her home was broken into and she was arrested along with her husband
Practices And Violations
- Arbitrary arrest
- Starvation
- Prohibited from visiting family
- Interrogated for long hours without letting her sleep
- Prohibition of medicine
The Human Dimension In His Detention
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Prison
Tarfiya Prison in Qassim
Trial and legal proceedings
In September 2021, the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh issued an unfair ruling, imprisoning "Dalal Al-Khalil" for 18 years, after 4 years of arbitrary detention.
Time Line For Arrest
2021-09-23
Sentenced to 18 years in prison
She was arrested