The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) is considering looking into special prisons for persons convicted in private legal cases. NSHR chief in Makkah Hussein Al-Shareef said the society might conduct a study into the idea, and also that of dropping entirely all prison sentences for convictions in private lawsuits. “The study would address certain issues facing people convicted in private cases, such as their calls to be separated from prisoners with criminal convictions, and look at other issues of concern to the judiciary, courts and prison authorities,” Al-Shareef said. “The study would propose radical solutions and would take into account the views of the relevant authorities,” he said. Meanwhile, the Anti-Human Trafficking Permanent Committee met in Riyadh recently to discuss proposals for a national plan to combat human trafficking. According to Bandar Al-Obyan, the chairman of the government-affiliated Human Rights Commission, the committee is composed of representatives from the Interior, Foreign, Justice, Social Affairs, Labor, and Culture and Information ministries. “King Abdullah has ordered focusing on the protection of human rights, and has assigned the committee to draw up a national plan and give training in how to identify human trafficking,” Al-Obyan said. “The protection of these rights conforms to Islamic teachings and the Kingdom's rules,” Al-Obyan said. The committee is expected to work with authorities in the Kingdom that provide information and statistics on human trafficking.