Julia Legner

Executive Director at ALQST for Human Rights (@ALQST_En), Co-founder of MENA Rights Group (@MENA_Rights) -all views my own -

[Julia Legner @JuliaLegner]

It is a joy and an honour to be fighting the good fight with you ladies! The courage of you and your families inspires and motivates me everyday. Thank you for a wonderful advocacy trip to the #EuropeanParliament ❤️🙏💪
#StandWithSaudiHeroes

[MENA Rights Group | منّا لحقوق الإنسان @MENA_Rights]

Last week, at the @UN_HRC we were joined by @GulfCentre4HR @ESOHumanRightsE @ALQST_ORG @Reprieve & @amnesty to examine Saudi Arabia's surging use of the death penalty. Torture, unfair trials & families left in the dark.

We call on states to act now.

https://t.co/kk8zo64f9M

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

🚩 Visitors to Saudi Arabia, including those travelling for tourism and religious pilgrimages, risk being detained, subjected to unfair trials, and sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their social media activity.

Read our new statement with @amnesty:
https://t.co/zPsCP1CmKm

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty continues to reach alarming new levels.

Join us next week for an #HRC62 side event, where an expert panel, including ALQST founder @abo1fares, will unpack this topic.

Watch live via @MENA_Rights' YouTube channel:
https://t.co/IHrnmQ5Y1O

[MENA Rights Group | منّا لحقوق الإنسان @MENA_Rights]

Meta has geo-blocked human rights accounts in Saudi Arabia & the UAE at the request of the two governments.

MRG joins @ALQST_En @GulfCentre4HR @accessnow & 8 other NGOs in calling on Meta to restore access & stop complying with censorship demands.

https://t.co/lBAsDjAbVn

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Major tech companies including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked 100+ human rights accounts following orders by Saudi authorities.

Read the Guardian's coverage here, featuring comments from ALQST's board member @maryam_dh.

https://t.co/f3hHeiFldx

[Maryam Aldossari @maryam_dh]

Saudi mega-projects follow the same script every time: flashy launch, global headlines, then delays, downsizing, or something completely different from what was promised. From The Line to Trojena to LIV Golf, it’s a decades-old pattern dating back before MBS. Even King Abdullah Economic City became a cautionary tale — billions spent, vision unfulfilled, and few willing to question it while contracts are on the table. https://t.co/5O4uIF7Y3b

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

UN experts today are calling on Saudi Arabia's authorities to fully abolish the notorious kafala (sponsorship) system.

"We continue to receive reports of abuse and labour exploitation of the estimated 16 million migrant workers in the country.”

https://t.co/K9TAIQGBLQ

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Executions carried out by #SaudiArabia's authorities under King Salman have now surpassed 2000.

Our latest analysis piece looks at the troubling rise in executions, particularly of foreign nationals, convicted of drug-related offences.

https://t.co/asCyWvP2sJ

[عبدالله الجريوي @Abdullah96wa]

بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره، ننعى الصديق العزيز #نبهان_الحنشي الذي انتقل إلى جوار ربه بعد معاناة مع المرض.

اللهم اغفر له وارحمه، وتعازينا الحارة لأسرته الكريمة، أعظم الله أجرهم وأحسن عزاءهم.

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

His integrity, dedication, and courage leave a lasting legacy.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and all those who had the privilege of working alongside him.

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Today marks 1⃣2⃣ years since the arrest of Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair (@WaleedAbulkhair).

He remains in prison today, serving a 15-year sentence for his peaceful activism.

Join us in calling on #SaudiArabia's authorities to #FreeWaleed now.

[Mary Lawlor @MaryLawlorhrds]

Press release: together with 25 other UN Special Procedures, I am calling on States that champion human rights defenders to consider candidacy for the ECOSOC NGO Committee.

The Committee is key when it comes to civil society being able to access UN spaces, yet the majority of States seeking election to it actively repress human rights defenders in their own countries and there is already an alarming trend of States using the Committee to block human rights organisations.

States that support civil society must stand up and ensure the elections are contested.

https://t.co/3YCwQLFb3R

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Since his last court appearance in October 2021, Abdulrahman al-Sadhan has again been forcibly disappeared by #SaudiArabia's authorities.

Here is his sister Areej addressing his case in 2022. Years later, his family continues to be denied any contact whatsoever.

#FreeSadhan

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Our new report "Women Facing the Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia: Invisibility and Structural Injustice" is out.

It examines the many injustices – relating to gender, citizenship and economic status – that have resulted in women facing capital punishment.

https://t.co/TI9RNEH4jZ

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Saudi Arabia’s escalating use of the death penalty over the past decade has consistently disadvantaged women, finds new research by @ESOHumanRightsE and ALQST.

Read our joint statement here, and see our reports for more.

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026

https://t.co/GFarwSKA6c

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Ramadan Mubarak! Wishing everyone a month filled with peace, reflection, and compassion.

May this #Ramadan bring justice, freedom, and hope to all those in need.

[ISHR @ISHRglobal]

NGO Committee revokes status for accredited groups through arbitrary, gravely concerning process.

In a stark setback for civil society at the UN, members of the Committee on NGOs moved to strip two organisations of their consultative status, with several more NGOs likely to face similar action in upcoming sessions.

https://t.co/jBWRN93pyZ

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

We’re launching a new "Analysis” series, which draws on our expertise and unique Saudi perspectives to explore and contextualise the human rights issues we monitor.

Our first piece examines a recent trend: the wave of prisoner releases in Saudi Arabia.

➡️https://t.co/zALrUsvrQO

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

“This ruling is a true victory, not only for Ghanem, who endured years of patience and suffering, but for all of us and for the cause of human rights”, comments ALQST founder @abo1fares.

Read about Ghanem al-Masarir's landmark victory in @MiddleEastEye:

https://t.co/RSpZMkTq7l

[ALQST for Human Rights @ALQST_En]

Saudi Arabia's authorities are carrying out executions at horrifying, record levels.

For those in the UK, sign this petition calling on the government to use its influence to press Saudi Arabia to impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.

https://t.co/7He5k0qmsG