Biden meeting MBS 'without human rights commitments would vindicate Saudi leaders who believe there are no consequences for egregious rights violations.'
Defending the possible trip, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that it"would be in the context of significant deliverables for the American people and the Middle East region." She said that"there's no question that important interests are interwoven with Saudi Arabia" and added that the administration is"determined to preserving" the decadeslong relationship between the allies.
Beyond there being"no progress toward accountability" for Khashoggi's murder, MBS's government is leading a regime that"continues to arbitrarily imprison, torture, and execute numerous individuals in violation of the internationally protected rights," the letter states.
"Furthermore," the letter continues,"imprisonment and travel bans, including on women's rights activists such as Loujain al-Hathloul and Nassima al-Sadah, have had a chilling effect on activism and civil society, making promoting or monitoring human rights impossible." An end to unlawful surveillance and state hostage-taking, and a release of all those detained for these reasons;
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