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Saudi Arabia accused of blocking criticism of human rights record
Source: Agence France-Presse
Saudi Arabia accused of blocking criticism of human rights record
Agence France-Presse in Cairo
Monday 9 March 2015 13.17 GMT
Sweden’s foreign minister has reportedly accused Saudi Arabia of blocking her speech at an Arab League meeting to stop her highlighting human rights cases such as the imprisonment of a blogger for insulting Islam.
Speaking in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Monday, Margot Wallström told the TT news agency: “The explanation we have been given is that Sweden has highlighted the situation for democracy and human rights and that is why they do not want me to speak.
“It’s a shame that a country has blocked my participation.”
An Arab diplomat confirmed to Agence France-Presse that Riyadh had stopped her making the speech.
Wallström had been invited as an honorary guest to the Arab ministers’ meeting in praise of her government’s decision to recognise Palestine in October.
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Agence France-Presse in Cairo
Monday 9 March 2015 13.17 GMT
Sweden’s foreign minister has reportedly accused Saudi Arabia of blocking her speech at an Arab League meeting to stop her highlighting human rights cases such as the imprisonment of a blogger for insulting Islam.
Speaking in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Monday, Margot Wallström told the TT news agency: “The explanation we have been given is that Sweden has highlighted the situation for democracy and human rights and that is why they do not want me to speak.
“It’s a shame that a country has blocked my participation.”
An Arab diplomat confirmed to Agence France-Presse that Riyadh had stopped her making the speech.
Wallström had been invited as an honorary guest to the Arab ministers’ meeting in praise of her government’s decision to recognise Palestine in October.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/09/saudi-arabia-blocks-sweden-foreign-minister-speech-human-rights
