Ahead of the expected announcement that Saudi Arabia will be appointed chair of the UN women’s rights forum at the annual meeting of the UN Commission of the Status of Women today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Advocacy, Sherine Tadros, said:
“The Commission on the Status of Women has a clear mandate to promote women’s rights and gender equality and it is vital for the chair of the commission to uphold this. Saudi Arabia’s abysmal record when it comes to protecting and promoting the rights of women puts a spotlight on the vast gulf between the lived reality for women and girls in Saudi Arabia, and the aspirations of the Commission.
Y’all calm the fuck down. This is the UN pointing the finger, and not subtly at all. This puts the spotlight on the Kingdom and I’m laughing thinking about how they’ll weasel around.
Do you want all these European tourist dollars? Maybe ease up on the ladies huh?
We can hope at least