Saudi Arabia: Human rights unit planned

(MENAFN - Arab News) In an attempt to improve the image and performance of the Commission of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a human rights unit will be launched in cooperation with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR).

The director of the Legal Department of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Sheikh Khalid Al-Shafi, said in a statement on Sunday that the administration is building close ties with the HRC and the NSHR to address issues that may exist by the nature of fieldwork and directly address a number of crimes and violations.

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