'Our foreign policy should not be based on a dependence on oil or the geopolitical whims of foreign despots. It should be based on the rule of law and human rights,' asserts Ilhan, one of many progressives urging Biden to hold Saudi leaders accountable.
published on Monday, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar —one of the 48 co-sponsors of the House resolution—asserted that"our foreign policy should not be based on a dependence on oil or the geopolitical whims of foreign despots. It should be based on the rule of law and human rights.
"This new mechanism should have the authority to collect and preserve evidence of violations for future consideration, by competent judicial authorities, of possible crimes committed by all parties to the conflict," the lawmakers' letter added."Having an international mechanism would play a crucial role in ensuring accountability for the atrocities that have taken place for more than a decade in Yemen.
Omar contended that"true peace demands justice" and that"international institutions have a responsibility to account for any and all atrocities that took place in Yemen, and the United States has a responsibility to advocate for them." "Truly centering human rights and a rules-based order in our foreign policy," she added,"requires full accountability when those rights are violated."Monday that Biden's July meeting with bin Salman"was followed by an uptick in serious violations of human rights by Saudi authorities."
"In August, a Saudi appeals court dramatically increased the prison sentence of Saudi doctoral student Salma al-Shehab from six years to 34 years, based solely on her Twitter activity," she continued."Other people—including at least one U.S. citizen—critical of the Saudi government on social media have received extreme prison sentences from Saudi courts.
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