Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, president of Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission, on Tuesday presided over a virtual board meeting to review human rights developments in the Kingdom as well as other issues on the board’s agenda, requiring necessary actions.

During the meeting, the restructuring of several permanent committees was approved and the names of committees and designations of members were changed in line with international standards to help boost their performance.

The committees that were restructured deal with criminal justice, civil and political rights, economic, social, and cultural rights, women’s rights, child rights, rights of persons with disabilities.

The move to restructure the committees comes within the jurisdictions and powers of the board.

The HRC of late has taken a number of path-breaking reform measures to promote and protect human rights in the Kingdom.