{"id":6014,"date":"2020-10-14T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T10:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esohr.org\/?p=6014"},"modified":"2021-11-28T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T12:36:08","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%b4%d9%84-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b5%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%8a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esohr.org\/en\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%b4%d9%84-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%b5%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a3%d8%b5%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%8a\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia fails to get enough votes from countries, loses seat on Human Rights Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n14 October\u060c 2020\n

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia failed to gain membership on the UN Human Rights Council\u2019s 2021-2023 term, during elections held in the General Assembly Hall in New York on 13 October 2020.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia had nominated itself for a seat in the Asia-Pacific group, which included four seats contested by five countries. While it was not inconceivable for Saudi Arabia to win due to the limited competition, it failed to obtain even the minimum required two-thirds of the votes, i.e., 128 out of the 193 countries that make up the United Nations General Assembly. Meanwhile, the other four countries in the race outperformed Saudi Arabia. China got the next lowest number of votes, beating Saudi Arabia by 49 votes, with Saudi Arabia getting only 90 votes, the lowest among all 16 countries running in the elections.<\/p>\n

ESOHR believes that the refusal of many states to vote for Saudi Arabia is a logical response to its shameful toleration of the erosion of human rights.<\/p>\n

ESOHR stresses that the lack of votes for Saudi Arabia from HRC member states, in addition to increasing criticisms over recent years, is the result of Saudi Arabia\u2019s human rights practices and abuses, especially its ongoing war in Yemen. Moreover, Saudi Arabia executes adults and children, continues to detain and torture human rights advocates, and has a policy of impunity, particularly in the case of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/p>\n

In addition to individual criticisms, the lack of sufficient votes for Saudi Arabia appears to be an extension of joint positions taken by many states in issuing three statements criticizing Saudi Arabia in just two years: in September 2020, September 2019, and March 2019. Such a precedent would not have occurred if not for the persistent violations and dangerous developments that have escalated during the reign of King Salman.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia has occupied a seat on the HRC four times previously, despite evidence that it was undeserving of the seat. Saudi Arabia\u2019s violations have driven rights organizations to demand the suspension of its membership, based on UN General Assembly Resolution No. 60\/251, that says,\u00a0 \u201cthe General Assembly, by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting, may suspend the rights of membership in the Council of a member of the Council that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESOHR emphasizes that the countries\u2019 failure to elect Saudi Arabia is the most basic position that should be taken regarding its ongoing abuses. Saudi conduct and practices remain in need of much scrutiny and accountability.<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nConvention<\/b><\/em><\/td>\nSaudi Position<\/b><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/em><\/td>\nInternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination<\/em><\/td>\nNot Ratified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/em><\/td>\nInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights<\/em><\/td>\nNot Ratified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/em><\/td>\nInternational Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights<\/em><\/td>\nNot Ratified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/em><\/td>\nConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women<\/em><\/td>\nRatified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/em><\/td>\nConvention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment<\/em><\/td>\nRatified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/em><\/td>\nConvention on the Rights of the Child<\/em><\/td>\nRatified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/em><\/td>\nInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families<\/em><\/td>\nNot Ratified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/em><\/td>\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/em><\/td>\nRatified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/em><\/td>\nConvention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance<\/em><\/td>\nNot Ratified<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Special Rapporteur addressed questions to relevant governments and actors, including human rights organizations.<\/b><\/em><\/td>\nVisit Requests<\/b><\/em><\/td>\nSaudi Position<\/b><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges<\/em><\/td>\nVisit completed in 2002<\/em><\/td>\nCompletedVisit completed<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2005<\/em><\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on violence against women<\/em><\/td>\nVisit completed in 2008<\/em><\/td>\nCompleted<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2004<\/em>  <\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty<\/em><\/td>\nVisit completed in 2017<\/em><\/td>\nCompletedVisit completed<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on torture<\/em><\/td>\nVisit completed in 2017<\/em><\/td>\nCompletedVisit completed<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2006\n\n

<\/p>\n\nReminder in 2008, 2009, 2018<\/td>\n

Ignored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on the rights of the disabled<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2017<\/em><\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders<\/em><\/td>\n\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 2012<\/em>\n

 <\/p>\n\u062a\u0630\u0643\u064a\u0631  2019<\/em><\/td>\n

Accepted, then ignored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on the right of assembly<\/em><\/td>\n\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 2013<\/em>

<\/p>\r\n

\u062a\u0630\u0643\u064a\u0631 2018<\/em><\/p><\/td>\n

Ignored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2018<\/em>  <\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur for foreign workers<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2018<\/em><\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on execution<\/em><\/td>\n\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 2005<\/em> \u062a\u0630\u0643\u064a\u0631 2019<\/em><\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Rapporteur on torture<\/em><\/td>\n\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 2006\u060c<\/em> \u062a\u0630\u0643\u064a\u0631 2019<\/em><\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Working Group on rights of Africans<\/em><\/td>\nVisit requested in 2020<\/em><\/td>\nIgnored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention<\/em><\/td>\n\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 2008<\/em>

<\/p>\r\n

\u062a\u0630\u0643\u064a\u0631 2011<\/em><\/p><\/td>\n

Ignored<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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