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.
Cross-party probe concludes that Mohammed bin Nayef and Prince Ahmed are being mistreated in detention
Saudi Arabia did not accept the MPs request to see Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (right) after he was detained in an unknown location since March 2020 (AFP) By Published date: 17 December 2020 15:29 UTC | Last update: 3 months 2 weeks ago
British MPs have called on their government and other countries to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on Saudi Arabia and halt extraditions to the kingdom in response to growing concerns over human rights.
The calls for sanctions come in a cross-party investigatory panel report into the detention of former Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) and King Salman s brother, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz.