Washington-SANA
Members of the US Congress called for a boycott of the G20 summit scheduled to be held in Riyadh at the end of next November, due to the ongoing violations of the Saudi human rights regime.
A letter addressed to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was signed by 45 members of Congress, according to what was reported by the French Press Agency.
"Our government should demand fundamental changes to Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record."
And they added, "If the Saudi government does not take immediate measures to address this record, we must withdraw from the G20 summit and pledge to make human rights reforms a condition for all future dealings with this government."
This message comes after a similar petition signed by 65 European deputies, in which they called on the European Union not to participate in the Riyadh summit, which will be held by video link on the 21st and 22nd of next November, or at least to reduce its representation at the summit due to "flagrant violations of human rights committed in Saudi Arabia."
The Saudi regime’s record in the field of human rights is the worst at the global level, with continuing arbitrary arrests, show trials and convictions of opponents, in addition to the imprisonment of dozens of human rights activists and violations of women's rights.
