Saudi Progress on Human Rights #
March 26th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
Though it’s still completely impossible to call Saudi Arabia a friend of human rights, and though it’s moving at a snail’s pace, the Christian Science Monitor says that some have found reason to hope.
…another sign of what some Saudis describe as an expanding awareness of human rights among the public and government officials. They cite increased discussion in the media and private blogs of such issues as child marriage, domestic violence, and treatment of foreign laborers.
“The big achievement is that it’s no longer taboo to talk about human rights,” one Saudi says privately.