“We call for the immediate release of the five individuals, to prevent any irreparable harm to their lives or personal integrity,“ the eight independent United Nations experts said in a statement.
The men, who were each charged in connection with protesting the Saudi government’s treatment of the country’s Shia minority and for attending funerals of those killed by authorities, “face imminent execution”, the statement said.
The experts, who are mandated by the UN Human Rights Council but do not speak on behalf of the United Nations, highlighted that they had previously communicated to the Saudi government about the cases.
The experts suggested that the five -- all members of the Shia minority -- had been prosecuted due to their religious affiliation.
They put the number of executions in the country since the start of the year at around 65.
Rights group Amnesty International put it even higher, saying last week that at least 88 people had been executed in Saudi Arabia since January -- nearly double the figure during the same period last year.
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