{"id":12624,"date":"2024-03-29T00:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/29\/saudi-arabia-lagging-on-womens-rights-is-to-lead-u-n-womens-forum\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T00:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:31:38","slug":"saudi-arabia-lagging-on-womens-rights-is-to-lead-u-n-womens-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/29\/saudi-arabia-lagging-on-womens-rights-is-to-lead-u-n-womens-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia, Lagging on Women\u2019s Rights, Is to Lead U.N. Women\u2019s Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saudi Arabia won an uncontested bid to lead a United Nations body dedicated to women\u2019s rights for the 2025 session, bringing condemnation from human rights groups that argued that the kingdom had an \u201cabysmal\u201d record on women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia\u2019s ambassador to the U.N., Abdulaziz Alwasil, was elected chairman of the Commission on the Status of Women, a U.N. body whose aim is to protect and promote women\u2019s rights around the world.<\/p>\n

The Saudi state news agency wrote that the country\u2019s new chairmanship \u201cconfirmed its interest in cooperating with the international community to strengthen women\u2019s rights and empowerment\u201d and highlighted strides the country had made toward greater social and economic freedom for women.<\/p>\n

But the decision drew scathing criticism from human rights groups. Amnesty International\u2019s deputy director for advocacy, Sherine Tadros, said in a statement that Saudi Arabia had an \u201cabysmal record when it comes to protecting and promoting the rights of women.\u201d She argued that there was a \u201cvast gulf\u201d between the U.N. commission\u2019s aspirations and the \u201clived reality for women and girls in Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n