Reprieve clients Hassan al-Maliki and Salman al-Odah are facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, on charges linked to freedom of expression.
The two men wrote to Cambridge University’s Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, criticising the decision to authorise their Judge Business School to offer leadership training to Saudi Defence Ministry staff.
The letter was covered by the Guardian, and quoted Reprieve’s Head of MENA death penalty projects Jeed Basyouni: “Hassan and Salman risk execution because they dared to express themselves, as scholars and public figures. A deal like this makes a mockery of the values that institutions like Cambridge claim to represent, and risks further legitimising Mohammed bin Salman’s draconian regime.”
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