NGO report

Blood Era: A Historic Record of Executions in Saudi Arabia 2024

By European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), on 5 January 2025

Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment

Drug Offenses

Juveniles


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The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) reports an alarming escalation in executions in Saudi Arabia in 2024, marking a historic high with 345 individuals executed—double the number from 2023. This report highlights the extensive use of the death penalty, with executions for drug-related offenses, political charges, and discretionary judgments (Taazir) significantly increasing. The grim statistics reveal a judicial system fraught with human rights violations, including torture, lack of legal defense, and the execution of minors and women. Amid international criticism, Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty underscores a blatant disregard for justice and human dignity, perpetuating fear and repression while pursuing an international image of progressiveness.




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