Mikhlif Alshammari
Mikhlif Alshammari (born 21 February 1955 in Baq'a, Hail city, Saudi Arabia) is a human rights defender.
Education
He holds a BBA in Business Administration from Armstrong University, Berkeley, California, United States 1987 He was planning to earn a master's degree in Law before his arrest.
SPM 2003
Work Experience
Mikhlif Alshammari is one of the leaders of the Shammar tribe. He is a writer and critic for several Saudi newspapers. Then, he was banned from writing, but he continued to publish his articles on the internet.
He is well known as human rights defender and advocate of reforming democracy. Also, he is one of the promoters to unite the Sunni with the Shiites under one umbrella. He is trusted by international organizations like by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Council, Front Line Defenders, Amnesty International and ALKarama HR Org. He was self-employed as a director of his own contracting company “DAHAMCO”.
In 2007, Mr. Alshammari’s company went bankrupt as a result of his arrest without charge by the General Investigation in Dammam. After he was released from that arbitrary detention and tasted the injustice, he changed his career totally. He became a human rights defender and worked a full-time human right defender to help oppressed people, men and women, Saudis and non-Saudis at all levels.
Due to his activities and his writings, Alshammari was detained three times over the last four years. The last arrest took place on 15 June 2010, accused of "annoying others." He remains in Dammam Jail pending a trial.
Activities
- Founder of Environment's Friends organization in the Eastern Province.
- Founder and Chairman of Shammar Tribe Board in the Eastern Province.
- Was invited as an independents activist by the High Commissioner to the United Nations to report on the status of women in Saudi Arabia.
- Attended several human rights training workshops.
- Arranged and participated in the first Friday prayer between Shiites and Sunnis in Qatif area.
- Worked to resolve many family and tribal disputes including the revenge disputes.
Memberships
- Member and collaborator with the Saudi Human Rights Commission (until his latest arrest)
- An active member in the National Family Safety Program, Riyadh
- Member in WHO's WHO OF professional international
- Member in the Saudi Management Association
- Member in the Saudi Cancer Society
Awards
- Awarded of a shield trophy from the Forum Dialogue between different Cultures .
- Awarded of a shield trophy of trust from "Shammar" Tribe.
References
- "Human Rights Watch". Saudi Arabia: Charges Against Rights Activist Frivolous.
- "Frontline defenders." Saudi Arabia: Torture of imprisoned human rights defender Mukhlif AlShammari. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31.
- "Frontline defenders." Saudi Arabia-Update:Release of human rights defender Sheikh Mukhlif AlShammari. Archived from the original on 2013-02-21.
- "Human Rights Watch". Saudi Arabia: Release Rights Activist.
- "Amnesty.org" (PDF). the Amnesty International in its report December 2011 in 49 & 50 page they indicated about him. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-03.
- "Frontline Defenders". Human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shommari remains in arbitrary detention and faces charges of “annoying others”. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04.
- "Gulf Center for Human Rights". Saudi Arabia: A Letter Sent from Dammam Central Prison by Courageous Defender of HR Mikhlif Alshammari to GCHR.
- "Gulf Center for Human Rights". Action Alert: Saudi Arabia – Prominent activist Sheikh Mukhlif al-Shammari detained without trial by Saudi regime.
- "The National". Saudi human rights activist in prison for 'annoying others'.
- Mikhlif D Al-shammari's account in facebook