Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia held the presidency of the G20 in 2020 despite the country’s longstanding human rights abuses. Authorities failed to hold high-level officials accountable for suspected involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Scores of human rights activists and dissidents remain in prison or on trial for their peaceful criticism. Through 2020, the Saudi-led coalition continued a military campaign against the Houthi rebel group in Yemen that has included scores of unlawful airstrikes that have killed and wounded thousands of civilians.
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Saudi Arabia: ‘Image Laundering’ Conceals Abuses
New Human Rights Watch Campaign Against Whitewashing Rights Violations
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Yemen: Houthis Kill, Expel Ethiopian Migrants
Saudis Fire on Survivors, Detain Hundreds in Appalling Conditions
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Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis
At Least 5 Detainees from al-Mahrah Illegally Transferred to Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offender on Death Row
Allegations of Torture, Convicted Based on Tainted Confessions
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US Should Sanction Saudi Crown Prince
Overwhelming Evidence of Role in Khashoggi Murder, Other Abuses
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Saudi Arabia Repatriates Hundreds of Detained Ethiopians
Thousands of Migrants to be Freed After Being Held in Abysmal Conditions
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Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights
Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress
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Saudi Arabia: Further Textbook Reforms Needed
Disparaging References to Shia, Sufi Practices Remain Despite Progress
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Saudi Women’s Rights Defenders Released, But Not Free
Loujain al-Hathloul, Nouf Abdelaziz Risk Return to Prison if They Speak Out
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Saudi Arabia Drops Death Sentence Against Child Protestors
Urgent Need for More Reform to Prevent Future Abuses
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Saudi Arabia: Prominent Women’s Rights Activist Released
Loujain al-Hathloul Banned from Travel, Faces Suspended Sentence
