statement, saying it is compatible with the european convention on human rights. they are subject to clear challenge by patty .. they theyare they are not compliant with uk human rights. this is not going to and here. it is only the start. the government is sitting very bad message in relation to trying promote human rights to countries around the world and then ending up making us a pariah state with members such as russia and belarus, not respecting the rights in the uk. dr s chelvan, thank you very much indeed. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ministers are being urged to approach a third party to help resolve the long running pay dispute
arrived this week for his sit down with saudi, and regional leaders. president biden said, he raised the issue of human rights abuses during the meeting, including the killing of washington post columnist, jamal khashoggi. but, the president s critics accuse him of helping rehabilitate the reputation of the tarnished prince, and in exchange for numerous, but limited, gains. today, we learned that uae authorities have detained jamal khashoggi s former lawyer, who also happens to be, a u. s. citizen. joining me now, executive director of the democracy for air world now organization. sara leo whitson. sarah, great to have you with us. president biden said, when he was running for president, to make the saudis, quote, a pariah. now, he is seen, as we saw on saudi arabia, fist bumping with the crown prince. what do you make of this apparent change in his stance, and the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia overall? really, it is a humiliating
consumers. it represents a big climbdown from his campaign pledge to make the kingdom a pariah after the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi. our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi is following this from dubai. president biden is making his first trip to saudi arabia after taking over the top job at the white house and it s arguably his most important overseas trip since he became president given the frosty relationship with saudi arabia and especially with the crown prince who is the and especially with the crown prince who is the de and especially with the crown prince who is the de facto ruler. it is high oil prices that have forced him to make this trip and he will use this opportunity to pump more oil and bring down oil prices. also going to engage with leaders of other middle eastern countries on saturday in a conference hosted by saudi arabia. in this conference, leaders of some of the big oil producing nations will also participate in mr biden will reach out to
now. it s a horrible place, and he s now going to stand next to this horrible dynamic in saudi arabia because it suits him. sean: broke, where all the woke leftists in this country? where all the liberal activist, human rights activists in this country? because their silence is deafening and joe is only doing it to appease the climate alarmist religious cult that believes it s okay to import oil, but not produce it domestically. you know, you re absolutely right. we are faced now with the situation where the president of the united states has to embarrass himself because of his own policies. he had to do a 180-degree turn where he used to be calling saudi arabia a pariah state saying they have to pay the price for being bad, and now he s going over there begging for oil because it is his
to make saudi arabia a pariah over the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul. at a news conference injeddah, the president told reporters he made it very clear how he felt about the killing. we discussed human rights and the need for political reform. as i always do, i made clear the topic is vitally important to me and the united states. in respect of the murder ofjamal khashoggi, i raised it at the top of the meeting making it at the top of the meeting making it clear what i thought of it at the time and what i think of it now. i was straightforward and direct in discussing it. i made my view crystal clear. i said very straightforwardly, for an american president to be silent on human rights is not consistent with who we are and who i am. i will always stand up for are and who i am. i will always stand upfor our are and who i am. i will always stand up for our values. our middle east correspondent, anna foster is injeddah for us. many people will see the striking image many peo