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As Saudi Arabia begins a new chapter under King Salman, Saudis and the world at large debate King Abdullah’s legacy. Was this king a champion for women’s rights like some claim?
Learn More:
World Report 2014: Saudi Arabia
http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/saudi-arabia
“Saudi Arabia stepped up arrests, trials, and convictions of peaceful dissidents, and forcibly dispersed peaceful demonstrations by citizens in 2013. Authorities continued to violate the rights of 9 million Saudi women and girls and 9 million foreign workers.”
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Dead: What Did He Do For Saudi Arabia?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/king-abdullah-bin-abdulaziz-dead-what-did-he-do-for-saudi-arabia-9997573.html
Unshackling Themselves
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21602249-saudi-women-are-gaining-ground-slowly-unshackling-themselves
Room For Improvement: 5 Ways Saudi Arabia’s New King Can Address Human Rights
http://mashable.com/2015/01/23/saudi-king-human-rights/
Watch More:
Why Saudi Arabia Is Flogging A Free Speech Activist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_1EDbaIxq
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