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Saudi Arabia fails to improve human rights situation says Amnesty International

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21-10-2013 | 01:28

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Saudi Arabia fails to improve human rights situation says Amnesty International

Amnesty International issued a report on Monday whereby it said that Saudi Arabia has failed to live up to its promises to address the dire human rights situation in the country.

The organization’s report published ahead of a UN meeting in Geneva on Monday mentions details of the ongoing crackdown in the country including arbitrary arrests and detention, unfair trials, torture and other ill-treatment over the past four years.

In this context, Director of Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International Philip Luther was quoted as saying that “Saudi Arabia’s previous promises to the UN have been proven to be nothing but hot air. It relies on its political and economic clout to deter the international community from criticizing its dire human rights record.”

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