[HIGHLIGHTS] Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Rights of Women – “Bottomless record”

Saudi Arabia chairs the UN Commission on the Rights of Women – “Bottomless record”. Human Rights Watch found in the publication that women in Saudi Arabia are systematically persecuted.

The Philippines most recently held the presidency, which is usually given to a country for two years. The Saudi Arabian envoy Abdulaziz Alwasil will now be chairman of the commission. The country was therefore the only candidate for the presidency. Despite calls from Human rights Watch, none of the delegates from 45 countries objected to the nomination.