News - Middle East: Human rights report revealed the behavior of the Saud authorities to established new techniciques to torture detainees  in their prisons since the prince Mohammed bin Salman became saudi crown prince in 2017.

The report, issued by ALQST Organization for Human Rights in cooperation with the Gulf Center for Human Rights, emphasized that the absence of basic legal guarantees to prevent torture creates an environment that makes it a practice, The absence of legal guarantees facilitates legislation such as the fight against terrorism.

The absence of guarantees may also encourage them and create an environment in which impunity prevails.  It called
    "Torture in the Kingdom  Saudi Arabia and culture  impunity" described the practice of torture as "systematic" to extract confessions during interrogation.

It pointed out that the Saudi authorities treat torture as form  punishment during detention, although prisoners have informed the courts what they are subjected to the authorities have not conducted any investigation.

The following report shows the reasons for practicing torture, and talks about the parties responsible for it.

The report analyzed the Saudi authorities' non-compliance with the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Treatment or Punishment, to which they acceded in 1997.

This is done by taking a look at the legal systems and examining some typical cases, including the stories of defenders, women human rights defenders, citizens and foreign nationals who are not activists.

The report provides information on new developments that took place during the three years that have passed since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began restructuring the security services and put them in his hands.

Among the new developments is that group of close associates  Mohammed bin Salman tortured women human rights defenders in unofficial detention sites.

It continued: This development is worrying because cases of torture  women did not occur in the past, and another frightening case revealed the use of the basement of the royal palace as a site designated for torture.

The report concluded with 21 recommendations - if implemented, that would ensure Saudi Arabia’s compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Torture - and would help end its practice, hold those responsible accountable, redress its victims, and prevent its occurrence in the future.