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Saudi Arabia Rebuked for First Time by Fellow Members of U.N. Rights Council

Author: Nick Cumming-Bruce / Source: New York Times

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GENEVA — Dozens of Western countries rebuked Saudi Arabia for its aggressive crackdown on free expression in a landmark initiative on Thursday in the United Nations’ top human rights body.

It was the first time states had ever confronted the kingdom over its human rights record in the United Nations Human Rights Council, where Saudi Arabia is one of 47 members.

The rebuke came in a statement signed by 36 nations — including every member of the European Union — that condemned Saudi Arabia’s “continuing arrests and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders” and its use of counterterrorism laws to silence peaceful dissent.

The statement pointed in particular to the treatment of Saudi women who have challenged the kingdom’s strict rules.

The nations also called on Saudi Arabia to cooperate fully with investigations into the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who was killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

“Those responsible must be held to account,” they said.

The statement drew applause from human rights groups, which said it broke Saudi Arabia’s apparent impunity from condemnation in the council.

“It sends a strong signal that Saudi Arabia is not untouchable, and that council members should be held to a higher level of scrutiny,” said Salma El Hosseiny, an advocate for the Geneva-based International Service for Human Rights.

Led by Iceland, which occupies the Human Rights Council seat vacated by the United States when it quit the body last year, the states urged Saudi Arabia to release all those held for exercising their right to protest.

It specifically named 10 people, all arrested last year in a…

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