G20 should press Saudi Arabia on jailed activists, rights group says

Pressure is building on Riyadh ahead of the annual G20 summit later this month.
Protesters with Yemeni flags protest in Parliament Square in London on July 5, 2020, against the continued conflict in Yemen at the same time that supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement listen to speeches in a further action in the aftermath of the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in the US. - Yemen has been locked in conflict since the Huthis took control of Sanaa in 2014 and went on to seize much of the north. The crisis escalated when the Saudi-led coalition intervened the
Protesters with Yemeni flags protest in Parliament Square in London on July 5, 2020, against the continued conflict in Yemen at the same time that supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement listen to speeches in a further action in the aftermath of the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in the United States. - JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images
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As Saudi Arabia readies to host the Group of 20 leaders’ summit later this month, Human Rights Watch on Monday urged member countries to pressure Riyadh to release its unlawfully detained activists. 

Rights organizations are ramping up pressure on foreign governments to hold the kingdom accountable for its rights record or snub the G20 altogether. The annual gathering will be held virtually on Nov. 21-22 and chaired by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. 

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