Western human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have criticized the activities of the mabahith and the Mutawa, as well as a number of other aspects of human rights in Saudi Arabia, including the number of executions, the range of crimes subject to this punishment, the lack of safeguards for defendants in the criminal justice system, the treatment of homosexuals, and the use of torture. The lack of religious freedom and the weak position of women. The Albert Shanker Institute and Freedom House reported that "Saudi Arabia's practices differ from the concept of the rule of law."
Saudi Arabia
King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman, the first king of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the founder of the judicial system.
Islamic law is the primary source of law in Saudi Arabia and is derived from the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet. It was greatly developed by Islamic judges and scholars between the seventh and tenth centuries AD. Since the time of the Abbasid Caliphate in the eighth century AD, Sharia has been the basic law in Islamic countries including Arabia. However, the custom remained prevalent for a long time in remote areas of Islamic countries, such as Najd in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, which remained so until the beginning of the twentieth century AD.
Translated from
محامي عام