Saudi Arabia Human Rights

• Saudi Arabia aims to improve human rights record amid twin coronavirus, oil crises

  In the past week alone, the kingdom announced two changes to the law: banning flogging as a punishment and doing away with the death penalty for crimes committed by minors.

  World

  May 2, 2020
  
• Jailed Saudi women activists stand trial, diplomats barred from entering court

  More than a dozen diplomats from the United States and Europe were barred from entering the court.

  World

  Mar 13, 2019
  
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• Trudeau questioned about weapons contract with Saudi Arabia during town hall

  Trudeau's response was the same one he's given on the issue in the past: the federal government is grappling with the details of a complex, CDN$15 billion contract signed by Harper's Conservatives

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2019
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• Canada played ‘critical’ role in urging Thailand to protect Saudi woman: Human Rights Watch

  Canada helped persuade the Thai government to let a young Saudi woman seek asylum rather than deport her to Saudi Arabia against her wishes, according to Human Rights Watch.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
• Saudi woman seeking asylum leaves airport, granted temporary admission in Thailand

  An 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family has left her airport hotel room for temporary admission into Thailand.

  World

  Jan 7, 2019
• Saudi woman, 18, detained at Thai airport, fears she will be killed if deported home

  Rahaf Al-Qunun said she fears her family will kill her if she is forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia.

  World

  Jan 6, 2019
• Trudeau says he had ‘frank’ exchange with Saudi crown prince on Khashoggi, Yemen and human rights

  Trudeau declined to say how Prince Salman reacted to any of his comments, saying only that the conversations were "frank" in nature.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2018
• Saudi women activists are being tortured and sexually harassed in prison: reports

  Several imprisoned Saudi human rights activists, including women, have been subjected to sexual assault and torture, Amnesty International said.

  World

  Nov 20, 2018
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• Ex-envoy to Riyadh says Canada’s mistakes sparked diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia

  "It was a situation that didn't need to occur ... to sort of yell from the sidelines I don't think is effective," Dennis Horak said in a phone interview.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2018
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• Saudi Arabia arrests Egyptian man filmed eating breakfast with female Saudi co-worker

  Saudi Arabia is pushing a host of economic and social reforms, but some conservative traditions have not been as quick to change in the deeply religious Muslim kingdom.

  World

  Sep 10, 2018