[3][4] It was established on 10 March 2004 ;[5][1] two years after the Human Rights First Society applied unsuccessfully for a licence.

[2] In March 2004,[5][1] several citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia established the National Society for Human Rights.

[1] Human Rights First Society was created two years earlier, in 2002, and denied a licence to exist formally.

It also seeks to contribute to international efforts and worldwide cooperation aimed at preserving human rights.

[8] The August 2018 diplomatic dispute with Canada started when Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland's called on 2 August 2018 in a tweet for Saudi human rights activists Samar Badawi and Raif Badawi to be released from prison.