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CategoriesStatementsThe meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a slap in the face for Saudi human rights victims, and it signals a shameful and dangerous rehabilitation of the kingdom’s de facto ruler, a trend that world leaders must urgently challenge. According to the Elysee Palace, Mohammed bin Salman […]
CategoriesStatementsWCHR has learnt of a new three-month contract for Washington public relations firm Qorvis Communications to provide consultation and public relations services linked to Saudi Arabia’s official Human Rights Commission (HRC) and human trafficking concerns to a Saudi institution. This is another example of the Saudi government’s primary human rights priority: to obfuscate, rather than […]
CategoriesAdvocacyWhile President Joe Biden was in the Middle East this week, three senators submitted a bipartisan resolution to stop the US engagement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. “This conflict has resulted in the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster today, and it is past time to halt the United States’ role in these atrocities.” The resolution […]
CategoriesAdvocacyTrue to its word, the Biden administration is readjusting its ties with Saudi Arabia. Just not in the way we expected. According to press sources, Biden will visit the country in mid-July and will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, better known as MBS. Nothing has been formally confirmed, and there is still […]