International Human Rights Law20 min readOct 20, 2026
Can a Country Carry the Death Penalty Against a Foreign National? How Saudi Arabia Weaponizes Its Legal System Against Migrant Workers
In October 2026, Saudi Arabia executed two Bangladeshi nationals in Mecca. Their embassy found out from the news. This article examines how Saudi Arabia systematically violates VCCR Article 36, CAT Article 15, and Arab Charter Article 6 in capital cases involving migrant workers — and why the international legal system has largely failed to stop it.
death penaltySaudi Arabiaforeign nationalsVCCRkafalacapital punishmenthuman rightsmigrant workersconsular rightsArab Charter
Lamia Akhter
LLB Student & Legal Researcher