EXECUTIONS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

That this House notes with alarm reports of the execution of 37 men in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's largest mass execution to date; further notes reports that many of those men were subject to brutal torture; observes that three of those executed were juveniles; further observes that five of those men were reportedly executed after one of their number allegedly confessed to having sexual relations with the four others; highlights that the United Nations has condemned the executions and questioned the validity of the convictions; shares the outrage expressed by human rights groups worldwide at these executions; believes that this latest example of brutality and the flagrant abuse of international law by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia requires a robust response from the international community; calls on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to end the torture and executions of its people; and further calls on the Government to make the strongest possible representations to the Saudi authorities.