Document #1199599

Amnesty International (Author)

Saudi Arabia urged not to deliberately paralyse man as retribution punishment [PRE01/290/2010]

http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/saudi-arabia-urged-not-deliberately-paralyse-man-retribution-punishment-201

ecoi.net description:
Reports say a court in Tabuk had approached a number of hospitals about the possibility of cutting a man's spinal cord to carry out the punishment of qisas (retribution), as requested by the injured victim
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Source:
Amnesty International (Author)
Published:
20 August 2010
Original link:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/saudi-arabia-urged-not-deliberately-paralyse-man-retribution-punishment-201
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Document ID:
1199599 (former ID 144886)

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