Ahmed Kamel’s Extradition to Egypt is an International Crime: Saudi Arabia is Complicit and Must be Held Accountable
In a dangerous escalation of its ongoing human rights violations, Saudi authorities have committed yet another crime by extraditing Egyptian citizen Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel to the Egyptian regime, despite repeated human rights appeals and warnings about the severe risks to his life. With this action, Saudi Arabia has proven itself not just a repressive regime within its borders but also a direct accomplice to Egypt’s crimes, fully responsible for any harm that befalls Ahmed Kamel following his extradition.
According to sources from his family, Egyptian citizen Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel has arrived in Egypt after being forcibly handed over by Saudi authorities to the Egyptian regime, disregarding all human rights warnings about the risk of arbitrary detention and torture. The sources confirmed that Ahmed has been transferred to Minya Governorate, raising serious concerns about his fate given Egypt’s well-documented record of abuses against political detainees.
Saudi Arabia knowingly handed over Kamel despite being fully aware that Egypt is not a state governed by the rule of law but rather a regime that systematically practices torture, arbitrary detention, and sham trials against its opponents. This was not merely a legal process—it was an act of international abduction, reminiscent of authoritarian regimes colluding to silence dissent.
This shameful decision further cements Saudi Arabia’s long-standing record of violating international laws by extraditing innocent individuals to brutal regimes. Over the years, the Egyptian authorities have consistently failed to provide any legitimate legal evidence against political opponents, instead relying on fabricated charges and judicial manipulation to execute their repressive agenda. Any extradition to Egypt is essentially a preordained death sentence or a guarantee of brutal torture.
Egypt is not a state of law—it is an open-air prison controlled by a ruthless security apparatus where dissidents are kidnapped, forcibly disappeared, and subjected to systematic torture with no accountability or justice. Extraditing anyone to this regime is tantamount to delivering them to death or enforced disappearance, making Saudi Arabia fully complicit in any tragic fate that Ahmed Kamel may face.
Ahmed Kamel’s deportation to Egypt is not just a flagrant human rights violation; it is a clear breach of international agreements that explicitly prohibit extraditing individuals to countries where they face the risk of torture or inhumane treatment. This is not a mere legal infraction but a crime that demands international accountability. International conventions and human rights treaties establish that non-refoulement—the obligation not to return individuals to persecutory regimes—is a binding legal duty, not a political option. Saudi Arabia has blatantly disregarded this principle.
The world can no longer afford to issue weak condemnations while authoritarian regimes openly commit crimes. We call on the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, and international human rights organizations to take decisive actions against the Saudi regime for its complicity in this crime. Diplomatic statements are no longer enough; concrete political and economic pressure must be applied to force Saudi Arabia to halt its use of forced extraditions as a political tool.
Furthermore, we urge all international institutions engaging with the Saudi regime, such as FIFA, to reassess their partnerships and make it clear that Saudi Arabia cannot continue whitewashing its image through sports and entertainment while trampling on human rights. Stripping Saudi Arabia of the 2034 FIFA World Cup hosting rights should be immediately considered if these grave violations persist. If the world remains silent, every party that ignores this crime becomes complicit. No one can claim they were unaware. The continued disregard for these violations makes the international community an accomplice in this catastrophe. Lip service and diplomatic niceties will not suffice—there must be an immediate and forceful response to stop Saudi Arabia from committing yet another flagrant violation of human rights.
