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vrijdag 11 december 2020

#WORLDWIDE #WORLD #News #Update - #humanrightswatch - Human Rights Day | Acting Against Saudi Abuse

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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | DECEMBER 10, 2020


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Why does the Saudi government need high-profile stars and lavish events like the Jeddah music festival, fashion week, Formula 1, and MDL Beast? Billions of dollars are spent hosting extravagant entertainment, and It’s part of a very intentional public relations strategy to whitewash their human rights abuses.

On Human Rights Day, December 10, Human Rights Watch is launching the #SaudiRegrets campaign, which seeks to counter Saudi Arabia’s “image laundering” by educating actors, musicians, and athletes courted to play or perform in Saudi Arabia about the country’s rights record.

The #SaudiRegrets campaign also asks celebrity influencers to tell the Saudi government they won’t take its money and participate in events whose primary purpose is to deflect attention from human rights abuses – from the fact that the Saudi government continues to persecute Saudi human rights defenders and hold women’s activists in detention.

We need your help to rally your favorite artists, telling them to send their #SaudiRegrets.



 


 

On Human Rights Day, we’re focusing on the inspiring moments of an extremely difficult year. But not every heartening story made the headlines. Today, among our inspiring stories, we hope you may find some you never even heard of.



 
 


 

“This Human Rights Day I’m celebrating my sister’s commitment to lifting up the lives of girls and giving them a chance at realizing their potential.”



 
 


 

We can only put an end to Covid-19 if governments recognize their human rights obligations and ensure that those most in need of life-saving vaccines are not left behind.



 
 
 


 

On Human Rights Day, landmarks around the world, including the Empire State Building in New York, shone blue in solidarity of the fundamental principles of human dignity that Human Rights Watch works to defend each day.



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