In a move that has sent shockwaves through the human rights community, Saudi Arabia has been appointed as the chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), igniting a fierce debate over the kingdom's own record on women's rights. This development comes at a pivotal moment, as the world prepares to…
Saudi Arabia s envoy to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, was elected as chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in a completely unopposed race at the group s annual meeting on Wednesday
Saudi Arabia takes over chairmanship of the UN Commission on the Rights of Women. Human rights activists horrified. In Saudi Arabia, wives have to obey their husbands, that's what the law says. Nevertheless, the kingdom now chairs the most important UN body on gender equality. 'Saudi Arabia has an abysmal record when it comes to protecting and promoting women’s rights,’ Amnesty's Sherine Tadros wrote. Abdulaziz Alwasil, Saudi Arabia's UN envoy, will be chairman.
The UN has chosen Saudi Arabia to chair a commission on gender equality, to the dismay of rights groups. Amnesty International has described the kingdom's record on women's rights as "abysmal."