根据人权观察组织的说法，沙特阿拉伯本周以毒品罪处死了5名埃塞俄比亚人，指控他们持有哈希什大麻[1]。人权观察组织批评这些审判程序严重不当，审理时间极其短暂，仅持续数分钟，且被告人没有获得翻译和律师协助[1]。该组织还警告称，至少另有79名埃塞俄比亚人因类似罪名面临被处死的风险[1]。
沙特阿拉伯的死刑执行已成为国际人权关注的焦点。今年以来，该国至少已处死116人[1]，位居全球第三大执行死刑国家，仅次于中国和伊朗[1]。人权观察组织指出沙特的死刑使用违反国际人权法[1]。早前，埃塞俄比亚国家电视台的一位主教曾在5月呼吁沙特停止对埃塞俄比亚人的处死[1]。此外，据报道一名埃塞俄比亚人基达内·安格索姆在4月21日被处死，其母亲至今未能收到遗体[1]。
Saudi Arabia carried out executions of five Ethiopian nationals this week on drug-related charges, according to Human Rights Watch.[1] The individuals were accused of possessing hashish.[1]
Human Rights Watch criticized the proceedings as grossly inadequate, stating that the trials lasted only minutes and were conducted without legal representation or translation services for the defendants.[1] The organization further warned that at least 79 other Ethiopians currently face capital charges and risk similar execution.[1] According to the rights group, a minimum of 116 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year.[1]
The executions underscore Saudi Arabia's prominent role in global capital punishment; the kingdom ranks as the world's third-largest executioner by volume, after China and Iran.[1] Human Rights Watch contends that Saudi Arabia's use of capital punishment violates international human rights law.[1] In May, the head of the Ethiopian national television station called on Saudi Arabia to halt executions of Ethiopian citizens.[1] The case of Kidane Angesom, who was executed on April 21, exemplifies the human costs—his mother was unable to retrieve his remains.[1]