UK 'Group of MPs' Call on The Cabinet to Impose Sanctions on Saudi But Will it Happen?
Published December 20th, 2020 - 01:00 GMT
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Highlights
The expectation is that the next administration will put some pressure on the Saudi Kingdom in relation to human rights issues
Criticism bereft of significant political and financial pressures on the Saudi regime may have little effect on its human rights violations
A group of British MPs and lawyers called on the UK and other countries to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on Saudi Arabia this week over its human rights abuses of royal family members, and other high-profile detainees. The call comes as US president-elect Joe Biden prepares to enter office, though little change is expected regarding human rights violations in the Kingdom.