Abu Dhabi: The Saudi National Committee for the Care of Prisoners and their Families (Trahum), a non-profit legal advocacy foundation, was honoured by the Guinness Book of Records for undertaking the largest number of prisoners’ cases in the world voluntarily, local media reported.
The Guinness committee awarded certificates to the Jeddah-based foundation’s lawyers remotely for addressing problems of inmates through administrative, legal advocacy and litigation.
Legal counselor, Ashraf Al Sarraj, head of the lawyers committee at Tarahum, said the Trahum Committee in Jeddah entered the Guinness Book of Records because more than 60 volunteer lawyers undertook to advocate prisoners and detainees free of charge.
Al Sarraj added Trahum offered more than 600 services, including legal advice, advocating for detainees or preparing reply notes for the courts during the year, and they continued their efforts during the Corona pandemic, providing legal advice, and volunteering to advocate prisoners who are unable to afford attorney fees.
He said Trahum lawyers have contributed to launching dozens of lawsuits through periodic follow-ups with public, penal and administrative courts, prisons and the prosecution, pointing out that the volunterr lawyers communicate with the Jeddah courts constantly and cooperate with various authorities for the good of prisoners.
Ahmed Al Hamdan, head of Trahum, said the non-profit organization is internationally unique in terms of the large number of cases they volunteered to advocate, pointing out that Trahum focuses on prisoners, released inmates, and programmes targeting families of inmates.
