Int’l human rights exhibition reviews Saudi government symbols crimes

The U.S. Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) organization is holding an online exhibition under the title “Culprits Gallery,” during which it reviews the crimes of symbols of tyrannical rulers in the Middle East.

DAWN is trying to reveal the names and roles of the symbols of the Saudi regime involved in arbitrary arrests, torture, and enforced disappearances, as well as the violations and legal measures committed against human rights activists, politicians, journalists, and peaceful researchers.

The organization says it will regularly update the Culprits Gallery and use the information to expose abusive officials and call on governments to impose individual sanctions on them.

“No tyrant can impose his tyranny on an entire country on his own,” said Sarah Lee Whitson, executive director of DAWN.

“It is high time that these supporters in the authoritarian Egyptian and Saudi governments pay a price for their reputation for mistreating the people they are supposed to serve,” she added.

Thousands of senior government officials in the MENA region commit heinous crimes in their official capacity, but manage to evade the consequences of their actions, according to Whitson.

DAWN revealed the failure of the former member of the Saudi Human Rights Commission and the current ambassador of the Kingdom to Norway, Amal Al-Mouallimi, in performing her duty.

It said that Al-Moualami had failed to investigate credible allegations of torture made by women’s rights advocate Loujain Al-Hathloul, whom Saudi officials forcibly disappeared, tortured, and sexually assaulted.

YPA