Ali al Nimr - a teenager who was tortured and sentenced to death by crucifixion following his involvement in Saudi Arabian protests during the Arab Spring.
In 2011, smarting from the embarrassment of seeing pro-democracy protesters in Egypt choking on British teargas, the UK Government announced a new, flagship policy which aimed to prevent the country becoming embroiled in severe human rights abuses.
That policy went by the uninspiring name of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) guidance. But its key principles were lofty: it was intended, in the words of the Government, to “ensure [our] overseas security and justice assistance work meets our human rights obligations and our values.”
