https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/saudi-arabia Saudi domestic law requires all bans to have "a specific period of time," and the Arab Charter on Human Rights, to which Saudi Arabia is a party, forbids governments from "arbitrarily or … His Excellency Chairman of the Human Rights Commission and Chairman of the Human Rights Council Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad chaired a virtual meeting of the HRC council today. According to an August Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, Ethiopian migrants crossing the border in rural, mountainous areas from Yemen’s Saada Governorate into Saudi Arabia’s Jizan Province reported being shot at with live ammunition by Saudi border guards, sometimes without warning. Abu Dhabi: Saudi Arabia has witnessed nearly 90 major human rights reforms over the past few years, and women’s rights constitute the largest share of … According to Human Rights Watch, by mid-2016, nearly all of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association founders were imprisoned and sentenced to nearly 10 years for peaceful protesting. Saudi Arabia is hosting the G20 summit, but … Women’s rights in Saudi Arabia have been heavy-handedly limited compared to the rights of women in many of its neighboring countries due to the strict interpretation and application of sharia law. Saudi Arabia has always been criticized for its human rights record, but two developments over the last decade have caused a steeper slide … Photo: Imprisoned Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul. Facts about Human Rights in Saudi Arabia. Many policies and practices endorsed and enforced by Saudi Arabia’s… Saudi Arabia's human rights problems that won't go away. No less than 45 organizations from around the world are calling on seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton to speak out against Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses and … The row started after Margot Wallström, Sweden’s foreign minister, denounced the suppression of women in Saudi Arabia and the authoritarian control of their rights. Download as PDF brief In 2019, Saudi Arabia was ranked among the worst places in the world to be a woman. Saudi Arabia's human rights record has been called into question after the news that 47 people were executed in one day. World Affairs Correspondent. This is a common issue in Saudi Arabia, as people are punished for expressing their beliefs. At a Human Rights Commission Council Session: Saudi Laws Protect the Legitimate Rights of Citizens and Residents, Including the Right of Minority Faith Groups to Worship. While Saudi Arabia’s overall human rights record is abhorrent, such violations are exasperated exponentially for women. By Caroline Hawley. Saudi Arabia’s human rights record has attracted international attention following a diplomatic row with Sweden.