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Jizan central prison in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty says Ethiopians are kept in horrible conditions at the jail (Photo: Google Earth)

EPP to oppose Saudi Arabia human rights resolution

The European Parliament's biggest political group, the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), will not be supporting a resolution defending human rights in Saudi Arabia.

The resolution to be voted on Thursday (8 October) singles out the plight of Ethiopian migrant workers in the Kingdom but also highlights imprisoned women rights defenders and others.

"It is a pity that the largest democratic group refuses to take part," said Belgian socialist MEP Marc Tarabella.

"We w...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Jizan central prison in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty says Ethiopians are kept in horrible conditions at the jail (Photo: Google Earth)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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