World Report 2009: Saudi Arabia
22 January 2009
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A global law firm’s problematic review of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid ignores a dire human rights record.
Concerns were raised at the 57th UN Human Rights Council about repression in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, urging accountability and safeguarding free expression.
Rights groups warn that authorities have weaponized the use of the death penalty as a tool to repress freedom of expression in the country.