The Ismailis of Najran

Second-class Saudi Citizens

I. Summary and Recommendations

Recommendations to the Saudi Government

Methodology

II. Background

III. Relevant International Standards

IV. The Clash and Crackdown of April 2000

Background: The Ministry of Interior plan to shut Ismaili mosques

Holiday Inn Events of April 23, 2000..

Arrest Wave

V. The Aftermath

Torture

Secret Trials

Firings and Forced Transfers

Arrests for Speaking Out

VI. Official Attacks on Ismaili Ethnic and Religious Identity

VII. Ismaili Participation in Public Affairs

The consequences of complaint

VIII. Discrimination

Discrimination in Education and Employment

Religious Freedom..

Discrimination in the Justice System..

Acknowledgments

Appendix