Comments on: Saudi Arabia’s Deplorable Human Rights Record

By: David

David — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:27:49 +0000

@ M.Robinson

I can honestly tell you who the Saudi people really hate? The hate Israel and America much more than they hate their own government and i can tell you why because of Israeli unfair treatment of Palestinian people, stealing their land and focibly occupying them - America because their unfair foreign policy and blind support for Israel.

Secondly their own government for not listening to people on the street level and not carrying out what the people want and instead being the puppet of America and the European countries.

By: M.Robinson

M.Robinson — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:35:25 +0000

@Aby
‘ we have the right to criticise cultural/religious practices against the excesses of humanity’.

When France bans Headscarves in school, yet crucufixes are allowed. those who protest at this are told to ’shut up or move to Iran’.

‘I can say that the average Saudi or Iranian is not happy with their government’.

CIA backs coup in 1953, deposes democratic goverment, replaces it with the Shah(dictator), end result is the current situation in Iran. Saudi monarchy propped up by EU and USA, who do you think the people of Saudi Arabia really hate?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:25:24 +0000

I actually heard from one of my International Relations professors last year whom has very close ties to Saudi Arabia, and his viewpoint was that the Saudi government would sooner than later become unstable and collapse which would be extremely bad news for the US. It is kind of like what is happening in Pakistan. We back the dictator of the country and have semi-peaceful relations with that government, but once the dictator is ousted, the average citizen who hated that dictator, and who has grown to hate the U.S. for everything it stands for and its partnership with the tyrannical government takes power. Then he unleashes an all out hate campaign against the U.S. government AND it’s people. When will the U.S. government learn from it’s past mistakes? Some times I feel as if an inexperienced and young person such as myself could do a better job at maintaining peaceful foreign relationships with other countires.

By: Tallen Lu

Tallen Lu — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:06:19 +0000

Saudi Arbian woman are treated badly they have to were that thing over they head all day long.

By: Aby

Aby — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:03:54 +0000

@ M.Robinson - “When in rome, do as the Romans.”

I agree with you on that and that is a code I abide by, always. However, when we are not in Rome, we have the right to criticise cultural/religious practices against the excesses of humanity. I made a number of diplomatic visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Iran during my UN years and based on my limited experiences with people there, I can say that the average Saudi or Iranian is not happy with their government. And unlike western democracies, they have no way to do anything about it. The authoritarian regimes that control the government in both countries discourage expression of dissent or any form of rebellion against the government.

@ M.Robinson - “The Dutch allow people to use cannibis in certain designated places, yet in Britian its illegal,But we agree to disagree. Yet when it comes to non-European cultures we are quick to judge, thinking of ourselves superior( colonialism in a new guise?).”

You are free to judge, criticise or express ideological criticism of any European nation, people or cultural practice. You will not be prosecuted for it, presuming that you do not resort to vandalism or violence. However the same right may not be extended to you if you were to criticise the Saudi government in Saudi Arabia.

By: gsk

gsk — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:28:38 +0000

very rude country!!!!!!! may it had advanced in economy but i think the country had forgotten the basic requirement for the survival of humankind “freedom”. let me tell u one thing “human can exist without a religion ,but a religion cannot exist without a human” if the country does not change its attitude. then its not very far that the so called islamic rules may be imposed on animals and trees because there would be no more humans left.

By: M.Robinson

M.Robinson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:59:20 +0000

When in rome , do as the Romans.
This is the usual cry most of us Europeans like to make to those who migrate or visit our lands. Yet when it comes to other countries, many feel that somehow we have a right to preach how others should live, and the kind of laws they should live under, talk about hypocracy.
The Saudi’s have their own laws and customs, like it or not. The Dutch allow people to use cannibis in certain designated places, yet in Britian its illegal,But we agree to disagree. Yet when it comes to non-European cultures we are quick to judge, thinking of ourselves superior( colonialism in a new guise?).