Saudi Arabia: Human rights violators should not be allowed to remain on the UN Human Rights Council
CIVIL SOCIETY , Saudi Arabia,
by anhri
hrc-12thspecialsession
13-July-2016
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) call upon the United Nations General Assembly to suspend the membership rights of Saudi Arabia in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), and to ensure it is not elected to another term based on its poor human rights record.
Human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia are subjected to arrest, trials, lengthy sentences, lashings and the closure of their human rights groups as a result of their peaceful activities. Many remain in detention where they are subjected to ongoing ill treatment. The rights of women and girls continue to be violated and on-line activists are targeted for exercising their right to freedom of opinion and expression. Human rights defenders continue to appear before the Specialized Criminal Court, whose jurisdiction is to deal with terrorism-related matters.
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