The tension between Saudi Arabia and Canada began when Canada’s Global Affairs Twitter account tweeted this 3 August 2018 statement concerning human rights abuses:
Canada is gravely concerned about additional arrests of civil society and women’s rights activists in #SaudiArabia, including Samar Badawi. We urge the Saudi authorities to immediately release them and all other peaceful #humanrights activists.
On 9 August a number of Canadian organizations expressed their support to Canada for its recent position on the detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. “and urged the international community to join Canada in calling for the unequivocal respect of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia.”
With Russia and quite of few other countries coming out openly to express solidarity with Saudi Arabia it is time to ask where the like-minded solidarity is and what international NGOs do to support courageous Canada??
[with exception for HRW https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/saudi-arabia-punishes-canada-criticizing-human-rights-defenders-arrests and AI https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/saudi-arabia-international-community-must-speak-up-for-human-rights-defenders-after-canadian-ambassador-expelled/]
http://www.mediafiledc.com/saudi-canadian-duel-takes-place-on-multiple-platforms/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-owes-no-apology-to-the-saudis/
https://interpares.ca/news/joint-statement-canadas-support-women-human-rights-defenders-saudi-arabia
August 27, 2018 at 14:40
Dag Hans,
Amnesty voert actie voor deze vrouwen en roept Nederland op Canada te steunen en zich uit te spreken tegen hun detentie:
https://www.amnesty.nl/actueel/saudi-arabie-mensenrechtenverdedigers-keihard-aangepakt
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/saudi-arabia-outrageous-ongoing-detention-of-women-rights-defenders-reaches-100-days/
Zie ook https://twitter.com/EduardNazarski/status/1033227715728613376
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/women-human-rights-defenders-call-on-eu-foreign-affairs-ministers-for-support-amid-unprecedented-crackdown-on-activists/
Hartelijke groet,
Nicole Sprokel
Amnesty International
________________________________ Van: Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders Verzonden: maandag 27 augustus 2018 12:57 Aan: Nicole Sprokel Onderwerp: [New post] Where is the international support for Canada in its row with Saudi Arabia
Hans Thoolen posted: “The tension between Saudi Arabia and Canada began when Canada’s Global Affairs Twitter account tweeted this 3 August 2018 statement concerning human rights abuses: Canada is gravely concerned about additional arrests of civil society and women’s rights ac”
August 27, 2018 at 16:08
I stand corrected..the https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/saudi-arabia-international-community-must-speak-up-for-human-rights-defenders-after-canadian-ambassador-expelled/ came in very fast in fact. thanks