At least 36 countries have signed an open letter criticizing Saudi Arabia's human rights record
At least 36 countries have signed an open letter criticizing Saudi Arabia's human rights record at the United Nations Human Right Council on Thursday.
The letter -- the first collective rebuke of the kingdom -- urged Saudi Arabia to release human rights activists jailed for"exercising their fundamental freedoms" and to"disclose all information available" about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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