Human rights in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy in which all legislative, executive, and judicial power ultimately rests in the hands of the king. The government system concentrates authority within the monarchy, which has drawn international attention and criticism over restrictions on political and civil liberties. While the Kingdom has introduced reforms in recent years, significant challenges remain regarding freedoms of expression, assembly, and political participation. The government is consistently ranked among the "worst of the worst" in Freedom House's annual survey of political and civil rights and was in 2023 ranked as the world's most authoritarian regime.

The regime works to whitewash its record of human rights abuses. For example, it has for more than a decade employed the public relations organization Qorvis MSLGroup, a U.S. subsidiary of Publicis Groupe.

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