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Tillerson Refuses to Label Saudi Arabia a Human Rights Violator
January 11, 2017
by Michael Stone
Rex Tillerson argues Saudi Arabia is making progress on human rights, and refuses to label the theocracy a human rights violator.
In his confirmation hearing today, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state said he is not sure if Saudi Arabia violates human rights.
At the confirmation hearing Senator MarcoRubio asked Tillerson:
I’m sure you’re also aware of the the lack of both religious freedoms and the lack of rights of women in Saudi Arabia. In your opinion is Saudi Arabia a human rights violator?
When Rubio asked Tillerson if he would label the brutal theocracy a human rights violator, the future secretary of state refused to acknowledge the obvious. Instead of answering the question, Tillerson gave Rubio a lecture about applying labels like “human rights violator” to despotic regimes like Saudi Arabia, claiming such a tactic was counter-productive.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/01/tillerson-refuses-label-saudi-arabia-human-rights-violator/
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