Human Rights
Violations in Saudi Arabia
To: President of the United States of
America, Mr. Bill Clinton.
Dear Mr. President:
We are appealing to you to demand from King Fahad of Saudi Arabia, the
immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Safar Al-Hawaly, 37, and Mr.
Saiman Al-Qudah, 39, and their supporters, all over the country. King
Fahad has recently mounted a barbaric and outrageous campaign of terror
and Human Rights violations against all visionaries, who are demanding
reforms in an archaic and medieval police state.
On Tuesday, September 13, 1994, the Saudi authorities brought tanks,
machine guns, and troops to the Qassim province to arrest Mr. Al-Qudah, a
lecturer. Later that week in the western region of the country, the
government arrested and jailed Dr. Al-Hawaly. These arrests were followed
by the imprisonment of hundreds of supporters of change in our country. Their
crime? Speaking out critically against the regime. The
condition of the people of Saudi Arabia is deteriorating rapidly. Except
for the few elite rich, the large masses of the kingdom suffer from huge
political, economic, and social problems. Serious degradation of basic
Human Rights, is eroding the life of the average Saudi Citizen. We are
asking you Mr. President, the U.S. Government, and the people in the
United States, to condemn, deplore and stop the Saudi regime's campaign
of terrorism that is aimed at the balanced and educated group of social
reformists in Saudi Arabia. As leaders of the 'Free World, we implore
you to support Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, just as you do in Haiti or
China. Meanwhile we hold King Fahad and his regime responsible for safety
of all innocent people and scholars who have been imprisoned unjustly in
Saudi Arabia.
Urgently submitted by the Saudi Students in North America.
1. President Bill Clinton, White House, Phone:
202-465-1111; Fax: 202465-2461.
2. The Saudi Embassy, USA, Phone 202-342-3800; Fax 202 944
5982.
3. Amnesty International; Phone 212-807-8400; Fax
212-627-1451.
