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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOutrage Follows Saudi Arabia's Execution of Nearly 50 Prisoners
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/01/02/outrage-follows-saudi-arabias-execution-nearly-50-prisonersby
Deirdre Fulton
Saudi Arabiarecently chosen to to head a key United Nations human rights panelon Saturday executed 47 people convicted of "terrorism," including at least four convicted of offenses related to political protest.
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The mass execution comes on the heels of a deadly year that saw Saudi Arabia execute more than 150 people, "many of them for non-violent offenses," said Maya Foa, director of the death penalty team at international human rights organization Reprieve.
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"Saudi Arabias alliesincluding the U.S. and UKmust not turn a blind eye to such atrocities and must urgently appeal to the Kingdom to change course," Foa concluded.
Many echoed that call on social media, highlighting the apparent hypocrisy of Saudi Arabia's seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
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Meanwhile, the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition that has been dropping bombs in Yemen for more than nine months, killing scores of civilians and destroying critical infrastructure, announced Saturday the end of a ceasefire that had been in place since December 15.
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Oil is very dirty stuff.
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Outrage Follows Saudi Arabia's Execution of Nearly 50 Prisoners (Original Post)
JEB
Jan 2016
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(28,136 posts)1. The Royal Family should execute itself then
Khaled Bey @KhaledBeydoun
Saudi Arabia executed 47 people in one day.
Yet, no human rights atrocity will trigger the U.S. to reevaluate its friendship it seems.
12:12 AM - 2 Jan 2016
Vinca
(50,170 posts)3. Saudi Arabia was chosen to head a human rights panel??? Is that the Onion????
I would love to know why they aren't considered terrorists.
JEB
(4,748 posts)5. Sorry, not thr Onion.
They are not terrorists because they have a lot of oil.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)4. U.S. concerned execution of Nimr will exacerbate sectarian tensions
http://in.reuters.com/article/saudi-security-usa-idINL1N14M0FA20160102
Powerful words, indeed. That's sure to knock the Haus of Saud back on their heels and make them straighten up their justice system.....
The U.S. government expressed concern on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric, could exacerbate sectarian tensions, and urged all leaders in the Middle East to "redouble efforts" to de-escalate regional tensions.
Powerful words, indeed. That's sure to knock the Haus of Saud back on their heels and make them straighten up their justice system.....
JEB
(4,748 posts)6. You Saudis, cut it out.
And keep the oil flowing.