The statement called on the Kingdom to release many of the activists currently jailed in the country and for cooperation with a United Nations investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
All 28 European Union member states, together with a handful of other countries, signed a statement in the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday condemning Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman sits during a meeting in Algeria on December 2, 2018. Billal Bensalem/Getty Images U.S. intelligence agencies have reportedly determined that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was behind the murder, which took place when Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, entered the Saudi consulate to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage.
This week, Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Saudi Arabia also stressed that the U.S. must continue to engage with the Kingdom.
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