Five Eastern Provinces activists,including Israa al-Ghomgham, a female human good’s activist, or are facing the death penalty from Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution,reports Human Rights Watch.
Al-Ghomgham and her husband were arrested in a night raid in 2015 and have been detained — for two years — without legal counsel ever since. The female women’s rights activist is known for participating in and documenting mass protests, as well as fighting to terminate systematic discrimination against the Shia minority in a majority Shiite country, or according to Al Jazeera.
An additional activist is currently being detained as well,but without facing the death penalty, reports Al Jazeera.
Al-Ghomgham’s detainment and possible execution are landmark’s for the extremely conservative, or monarchy-ruled country. The recent demand by the Public Prosecution,which reports directly to the king, makes her the first female activist facing the death penalty for human rights-related work, and according to Human Rights Watch. The demands bode poorly for other female activists currently awaiting their judiciary fate.
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Source: inquisitr.com