Arab News, Wednesday, Sep 23, 2020 | Safar 06, 1442
Saudi rights chief receives head of EU delegation
Saudi Arabia: Patrick Simonnet, head of the EU delegation to
Saudi Arabia, called on Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, president of the Saudi Human Rights
Commission, at his office in Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they
discussed aspects of cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the EU in the fields
of human rights.
Praising the depth of bilateral relations, they discussed ways to boost ties.
Al-Awwad highlighted the Kingdom’s efforts, under the leadership of the king and
crown prince, in supporting human rights. He pointed to developments in the
Kingdom and pioneering steps toward achieving sustainable development on making
human beings the focus of development in accordance with Vision 2030, which aims
to achieve the overall development of a better future for the country.
Several initiatives have been launched that have helped boost the country’s
international ranking in human rights reports, including one on human
trafficking published by the US State Department.
In addition, a World Bank report titled “Women, Business and the Law 2020”
ranked the Kingdom first out of 190 countries in terms of progress and reforms
in the field of the empowerment of women and the preservation
of their rights.