Saudi Arabia Laundering Reputation | Human Rights Watch

Saudi Arabia Reputation Laundering

The Saudi government has spent billions of dollars hosting major entertainment, cultural, and sporting events as a deliberate strategy to deflect from the co ...

The Saudi government has spent billions of dollars hosting major entertainment, cultural and sporting events to distract the country's image as a pervasive human rights abuser, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 2, 2020, Human Rights Watch launched a global campaign to counter efforts by the Saudi government to whitewash its dire rights.

The two years since the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in October 2018 has left no responsibility for senior officials involved in the murder. Since then, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's government has aggressively organized and funded high profile events featuring major international artists, celebrities and athletes, with plans for many more. Saudi Arabia currently holds the presidency of the G20, a forum for international economic cooperation, and will host the summit of G20 heads of state and government in late November. To support our work, please visit: https://donate.hrw.org/

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