Saudi Arabia Elected to UN Women’s Rights Commission
Saudi Arabia, a country where women are not allowed to drive cars, has been elected to the United Nations women’s rights commission, sparking anger. The kingdom was elected recently by secret ballot to a four-year term on the Commission on the Status of Women and will join 45 other countries on the panel, a UN press statement said. The commission’s role has been to “promote shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women”. Algeria and Iraq were also elected to join the commission along with ten other countries. Under the kingdom’s conservative interpretation of Islamic law, women face many restrictions in work and travel. UN Watch, a monitoring group, has harshly criticized the UN for allowing Saudi Arabia onto the commission. “Electing Saudi Arabia to protect women’s rights is like making an arsonist into the town fire chief,” said Hillel Neuer, Executive director of the watchdog. “It’s…
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