UN sounds the alarm over Saudi human rights crackdown after two more arrests

Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah become latest victims of clampdown that treats rights defenders ‘worse than criminals’

The UN has expressed concern over the continuing and “apparently arbitrary” crackdown on Saudi human rights activists after two more prominent female campaigners were arrested in the kingdom.

Samar Badawi, an internationally recognised activist, and Nassima al-Sadah, a co-founding member of Al-Adalah Center for Human Rights, were detained earlier this week.

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