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The facility is used to hold high profile [[political prisoner]]s, as well as members of [[Al Qaeda]] and the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]].<ref name=Aldrich>{{cite web |last1=Aldrich |first1=Mark |title=Inside Raif Badawi’s Prison Cell |url=https://thegadabouttown.com/2016/04/17/inside-raif-badawis-prison-cell/ |publisher=The Gad About Town |accessdate=21 November 2018 |location=Goshen, US. |language=en |date=18 April 2016}}</ref> It holds male and female prisoners,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Al-Ghamdi |first1=Fawz |title=Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/533456/SAUDI-ARABIA/Female-inmates-in-Dhahban-prison-encouraged-to-hone-their-skills |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=Saudi Gazette |agency=Okaz |date=24 April 2018 |location=Jeddah |language=en}}</ref> as well as some small children of female prisoners.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Ghamdi |first1=Fawz |title=Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/female-inmates-in-dhahban-prison-encouraged-to-hone-their-skills/ar-AAwhGYd |website=www.msn.com |publisher=Saudi Gazette |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en-AE |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi Arabia 'tortured women activists' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46283364 |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=21 November 2018}}</ref> Detained female activists were electrocuted and flogged repeatedly, according to [[Amnesty International]],<ref name =amnesty>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/saudi-arabia-reports-of-torture-and-sexual-harassment-of-detained-activists/ |website=www.amnesty.org |publisher=[[Amnesty International]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Human Rights Watch]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/20/saudi-arabia-detained-women-reported-tortured |website=hrw.org |publisher=Human Rights Watch |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sabah |first1=Zaid |last2=Nereim |first2=Vivian |title=Saudi Prison Officials Tortured Detained Activists, Groups Say |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-20/saudi-prison-officials-tortured-detained-activists-groups-say |website=www.bloomberg.com |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 November 2018}}</ref> An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fahim |first1=Kareem |title=Jailed Saudi women’s rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-womens-rights-advocates-reportedly-abused-while-in-prison/2018/11/20/9e77f11c-ebfb-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=20 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism prisoners get ‘top treatment’ |url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/714421 |publisher=Arab News |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=6 March 2015}}</ref>
The facility is used to hold high profile [[political prisoner]]s, as well as members of [[Al Qaeda]] and the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]].<ref name=Aldrich>{{cite web |last1=Aldrich |first1=Mark |title=Inside Raif Badawi’s Prison Cell |url=https://thegadabouttown.com/2016/04/17/inside-raif-badawis-prison-cell/ |publisher=The Gad About Town |accessdate=21 November 2018 |location=Goshen, US. |language=en |date=18 April 2016}}</ref> It holds male and female prisoners,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Al-Ghamdi |first1=Fawz |title=Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/533456/SAUDI-ARABIA/Female-inmates-in-Dhahban-prison-encouraged-to-hone-their-skills |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=Saudi Gazette |agency=Okaz |date=24 April 2018 |location=Jeddah |language=en}}</ref> as well as some small children of female prisoners.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Ghamdi |first1=Fawz |title=Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/female-inmates-in-dhahban-prison-encouraged-to-hone-their-skills/ar-AAwhGYd |website=www.msn.com |publisher=Saudi Gazette |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en-AE |date=24 April 2018}}</ref> It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi Arabia 'tortured women activists' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-46283364 |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=21 November 2018}}</ref> Detained female activists were electrocuted and flogged repeatedly, according to [[Amnesty International]],<ref name =amnesty>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/saudi-arabia-reports-of-torture-and-sexual-harassment-of-detained-activists/ |website=www.amnesty.org |publisher=[[Amnesty International]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Human Rights Watch]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/20/saudi-arabia-detained-women-reported-tortured |website=hrw.org |publisher=Human Rights Watch |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sabah |first1=Zaid |last2=Nereim |first2=Vivian |title=Saudi Prison Officials Tortured Detained Activists, Groups Say |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-20/saudi-prison-officials-tortured-detained-activists-groups-say |website=www.bloomberg.com |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=20 November 2018}}</ref> An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fahim |first1=Kareem |title=Jailed Saudi women’s rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-womens-rights-advocates-reportedly-abused-while-in-prison/2018/11/20/9e77f11c-ebfb-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html |accessdate=21 November 2018 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=20 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism prisoners get ‘top treatment’ |url=http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/714421 |publisher=Arab News |accessdate=21 November 2018 |language=en |date=6 March 2015}}</ref>

The Badawi siblings are currently being held in this prison; with the Government of Canada demanding their release, and subsequently the Saudi Arabian Government expelled the Ambassador of Canada to Saudi Arabia and recalled the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada, along with diplomatic staff and Saudi Arabian students in Canada, some have sought asylum as a result of this.


== Allegations of torture ==
== Allegations of torture ==

Revision as of 23:26, 27 January 2019

Dhahban Central Prison
Dhahban Central Prison is located in Saudi Arabia
Dhahban Central Prison
Dhahban Central Prison
LocationDhahban
Coordinates21°51′12″N 39°07′55″E / 21.853275°N 39.131854°E / 21.853275; 39.131854
StatusActive
Capacity7500
Population3000+ (as of 2015)
Opened2015
DirectorMani Al-Otaibi
CityJeddah
CountrySaudi Arabia

Dhahban Central Prison (Template:Lang-ar) is a maximum security prison facility located near Dahaban, Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia.[1] It was built in 2015 as part of a renovation of the Jeddah Prisons infrastructure, at a cost of SR400 million.[2] It has capacity for 7500 inmates.[2] When it opened, 3000 inmates were transferred in from Braiman Prison.[2] In 2015, the regional director for prisons Mani Al-Otaibi said it was the most advanced prison in Saudi Arabia, with state of the art surveillance technologies.[2]

The facility is used to hold high profile political prisoners, as well as members of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State.[3] It holds male and female prisoners,[4] as well as some small children of female prisoners.[5] It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.[6] Detained female activists were electrocuted and flogged repeatedly, according to Amnesty International,[7] and Human Rights Watch.[8][9] An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.[10] Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".[11]

The Badawi siblings are currently being held in this prison; with the Government of Canada demanding their release, and subsequently the Saudi Arabian Government expelled the Ambassador of Canada to Saudi Arabia and recalled the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Canada, along with diplomatic staff and Saudi Arabian students in Canada, some have sought asylum as a result of this.

Allegations of torture

Several Saudi Arabian activists, including women have been reported to be detained in the Dhahban Prison without any charges since May 2018. The activists have been repeatedly tortured by electrocution and flogging, leaving many of them unable to walk or even stand properly. According to the three testimonies obtained by Amnesty International, one of the activists was forced to hang from the ceiling. Another woman was subjected to repeated sexual harassment by interrogators, who wore masks over their faces.[12] Despite the evidence presented by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, Saudi Arabia’s media ministry has denied all such allegations.[13]

Post denial, on 28 November, another case of a fourth women being tortured inside the prison was reported by Human Rights Watch. As per the report, Saudi authorities tortured the activist with electric shocks, tied her down to a steel bed and whipped her. While, also being sexually harassed.[14]

Notable inmates

In November 2018, prominent inmates detained in Dhahban Central Prison included:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pregnant US-Saudi Arwa Baghdadi to Give Birth in Jeddah Prison". International Business Times.
  2. ^ a b c d Alawi, Ibrahim (16 December 2015). "New prison facility opens at Dhahban". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah: Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Aldrich, Mark (18 April 2016). "Inside Raif Badawi's Prison Cell". Goshen, US.: The Gad About Town. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ Al-Ghamdi, Fawz (24 April 2018). "Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah. Okaz. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ Al-Ghamdi, Fawz (24 April 2018). "Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills". www.msn.com. Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia 'tortured women activists'". BBC News. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists". www.amnesty.org. Amnesty International. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured". hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ Sabah, Zaid; Nereim, Vivian (20 November 2018). "Saudi Prison Officials Tortured Detained Activists, Groups Say". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  10. ^ Fahim, Kareem (20 November 2018). "Jailed Saudi women's rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Terrorism prisoners get 'top treatment'". Arab News. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists". Amnesty International. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Allow Access to Detained Women Activists". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Saudi Arabia: Allow Access to Detained Women Activists". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  15. ^ Javier El-Hage; Celine Assaf Boustani (12 July 2016). "Waleed Abulkhair sits in a Saudi jail for speaking out". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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