A joint statement released by 36 countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2019 , condemned the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi , called for the release of Saudi women ’s rights activists detained in May 2018 , and urged the kingdom to stop using counterterrorism regulations to target dissidents and human rights activists . The letter , which is the first collective rebuke of the kingdom , demanded the release of prominent women activists , including Loujain al-Hathloul , Hatoon al-Fassi and Samar Badawi
murder of the Saudi journalist
Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi
Human rights in Saudi Arabia