Saudi Arabia: 10 judges facing death penalty for being too soft on human rights

Ten male judges have been hit with high treason charges - a crime punishable by death in repressive Saudi Arabia - after confessing to being too "lenient" in human rights cases

Ten judges are facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia for being too soft on human rights campaigners and women’s rights activists, it has been claimed.

The men have all been charged with high treason – which is punishable by death – after signing confessions admitting they had been too “lenient” is cases involving state security.

One of the judges, Abdu…