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| HRW hails Saudi move to curb religious police powers |
| 2016-04-19 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Human Rights Watch ... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge.... on Monday hailed Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ’s recent announcement which identified the powers of the Saudi Committee of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (often referred to as " "This is a positive move for Saudi citizens and residents who have suffered years of harassment and abuse by the Members of the They should instead "carry out the duties of encouraging virtue and forbidding vice by advising kindly and gently", the official Saudi Press Agency reported citing the decree. "Saudi Arabia has taken a step that could rein in longstanding Last week, the Saudi cabinet issued a decree which sought to organize the framework of committee’s operation. Under the approved changes, religious officers will no longer be allowed to detain people and instead must report violators to police or the kingdom’s anti-narcotics officers. The decree also stipulated the criteria of which members of the committee are selected; it states that they must have sufficient educational qualifications, a good reputation and no criminal record or ruling against them prior to joining. Each member of the committee will now also be required to wear a photo ID card while on duty. A detailed translation of last week cabinet decree can be found here. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 HRW - willing dupes. How fucking stupid do they think we are? Yes, that's a rhetorical question. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-04-19 00:36 |