Cairo, Arab Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Observatory for Human Rights Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi has praised the significant steps taken by several Arab countries in the field of protecting and promoting the culture of human rights, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This came in a speech by Al-Asoumi during the first meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Observatory for Human Rights of the Arab Parliament in its second session, held today in Cairo.
He noted the pioneering and accelerated steps to promote human rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, praising the remarkable developments achieved as part of its Vision 2030. This vision has introduced many programs and legislation and contributed significantly to the empowerment of women.
He added that this progress is reflected in the international confidence shown by the unanimous selection of the Kingdom’s representative to chair the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
The Speaker
of the Arab Parliament stressed that the Arab Observatory for Human Rights will continue to strongly support the development of the Arab human rights system, promote the culture of human rights, and strengthen their enforcement mechanisms in accordance with objective mechanisms and standards.
Source: Saudi Press Agency