Saudis chided on 'rights abuses'

[Heidi]

Source: BBC

Amnesty International has strongly criticised Saudi Arabia over abuses allegedly committed under its counter-terrorism programme.

In a new report the human rights group says that since 2001 thousands of Saudis have been detained for years without charge or trial.

The group's 69-page report describes Saudi Arabia's human rights record as "shocking" and "dire".

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In the report, entitled "Saudi Arabia: assaulting human rights in the name of counter-terrorism", the organisation accuses the Gulf state of massive and widespread abuse.

The Saudi authorities have been widely credited with defeating al-Qaeda in their country and Amnesty International concedes that most of the thousands detained without trial are suspected of links to groups that have attacked westerners and others.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8162256.stm

[MADem]

1. Yep. They don't fuck around.

The group's 69-page report describes Saudi Arabia's human rights record as "shocking" and "dire".

It says the international community has been far too quiet about the abuse.

The international community doesn't want to be on the Saudi shit list, and have to buy oil through a broker!

[InfiniteThoughts]

2. wonder what the report said about US, Iraq, Afghanistan, UK, China

I am particularly interested in Iraq & Afghanistan. These countries are the 'democracies' in the Middle East that Bush & his cronies installed as example for others.

[Flaneur]

3. Does this mean we have to invade them?

Oh, wait, they're doing what we did.