Saudi Government Agencies to Have Human Rights Liaison Officer

FILE PHOTO: View shows the King Abdullah Financial District, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
FILE PHOTO: View shows the King Abdullah Financial District, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
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Saudi Government Agencies to Have Human Rights Liaison Officer

FILE PHOTO: View shows the King Abdullah Financial District, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
FILE PHOTO: View shows the King Abdullah Financial District, north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

The Saudi government has approved a number of human rights positions assigned to legal departments within state agencies.

According to the new decision, every department will now have a human rights liaison officer to follow up on complaints received by the relevant human rights committees.

The officer will also assume a number of duties, including raising awareness on human rights within state departments, holding training activities, issuing visual materials and publications, in close coordination with the Saudi Human Rights Commission.

The liaison officer will also monitor the good implementation of human rights treaties which Saudi Arabia is party to, and keep pace with the recommendations and directives issued by the relevant international and UN bodies on human rights mechanisms.

Other tasks include disclosing violations against human rights within the state entities, notifying the relevant authority to take the necessary measures to address them, and building advanced databases for the administration in the relevant authorities to provide statistical data, in coordination with the Human Rights Commission.



Saudi FM Arrives in Brazil to Participate in BRICS Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA
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Saudi FM Arrives in Brazil to Participate in BRICS Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - SPA

On behalf of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to lead the Kingdom’s delegation in the 17th BRICS Summit 2025, as an invited country to join the BRICS group.

Prince Faisal will participate in the second day of the summit, which will be attended by partner countries and guest countries invited by the presidency, as well as international organizations, according to SPA.

The discussions will focus on global development efforts, including climate issues and the fight against pandemics and diseases.