A/HRC/60/62 including allegations of acts of reprisals for her cooperation with the United Nations119 and her travel ban (SAU 1/2024), to which the Government responded.120 Reportedly, the travel ban against her should have ended on 12 November 2023, however, it remains in effect as of the time of writing. 117. According to the information received by OHCHR, on 10 September 2024, the Judge of the Diwan al-Mazalem Administrative Court dismissed the complaint filed by Ms. Alhathloul regarding the travel ban on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear that matter. The judgement was upheld on appeal, and Ms. Alhathloul has no further legal avenues to challenge the travel ban. During the reporting period, Ms. Alhathloul attempted to travel abroad several times without success. Her last attempt was in March 2025, when the passport authorities stated that she remained under an indefinite travel ban. Reportedly, her relatives are also banned from travelling outside the country. To date, neither Ms. Alhathloul nor her relatives have received any official notification from the authorities regarding the existence of an ongoing or newly imposed travel ban against them. Ms. Alhathloul is reportedly refraining from freely engaging with the media or expressing herself on social media due to fear of re-arrest. 118. The case of Mr. Fawzan Mohsen Awad Al-Harbi, a human rights defender and member of ACPRA, was included in the 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 reports of the Secretary-General,121 on allegations of arrest and detention for his cooperation with the United Nations. Special procedure mandate holders have addressed his situation repeatedly with the relevant authorities, including allegations of acts of reprisals for his cooperation with the United Nations.122 Reportedly, his sentence of a 10-year prison term was due to expire in September 2023. According to information received during the reporting period, Mr. Fawzan Mohsen Awad Al-Harbi was released in late 2023 but to-date is under a ten-year travel ban. 119. Regarding the situation of Mr. Mohammad Fahad Al Qahtani and Mr. Essa Al Nukheifi, the Government stated that both had been lawfully arrested and, on 21 November 2022 and 5 March 2024, respectively, convicted and sentenced to 3 years and 15 years of imprisonment, on terrorism charges. The Government further noted that on 1 October 2024, the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeals had found them guilty of terrorist offences under article 34 of the Law on Combating Crimes of Terrorism and its Financing. Mr. Al Qahtani had been sentenced to five years, with two years and 10 months suspended and Mr. Al Nukheifi to six years, with three years and nine months of suspended sentence. The Government noted that both had been released from custody on 7 January 2025 after having served their sentences. 120. Regarding the situation of Mr. Fawzan Mohsen Awad Al-Harbi and Ms. Loujain AlHathloul, the Government stated that they had been released on 5 February 2024 and 10 February 2021, respectively, after having served their sentences. The Government noted further that Ms. Al-Hathloul had been sentenced by the Specialized Criminal Court of Appeals to five years and eight months in prison, with two years and 10 months suspended, for crimes under the Terrorist Crimes and Terrorism Financing Act. The Government stated that she had been banned from travelling outside the country after the completion of her sentence for a period equal in duration to her prison term, pursuant to a ruling by the Court of first instance, upheld by the Court of Appeal. The travel ban remains in effect in accordance with the court ruling. 121. On 30 July 2025, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report noting that Saudi Arabia’s legal framework provides robust protection for individuals’ rights and freedoms grounded in the principles of Islamic Sharia and codified in national legislation. It stated further that the Basic Law of Governance and the Code of 119 SAU 3/2021, SAU 8/2020, SAU 1/2019, SAU 7/2018, SAU 15/2014. See also, https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26593&LangID=E, A/HRC/48/55, paras. 46–50. 120 https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadFile?gId=38436. 121 A/HRC/27/38, para. 30; A/HRC/42/30, para. 74 and Annex II, para. 94; A/HRC/45/36, Annex II, para. 118 and A/HRC/48/28, Annex II, para. 124; A/HRC/51/47, Annex II, paras. 131, 133–35 A/HRC/54/61, Annex II, para 134. 122 SAU 6/2021, SAU 13/2021, SAU 4/2016, SAU 11/2014, SAU 8/2013. 67