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no bull, and the aftermath.

In Saudi Arabia, particularly under MBS, the abuses have only increased and he's really

only become more emboldened over the last few years. You know, I do believe that the absence

of accountability and justice for past abuses, you know, has emboldened MBS and Saudi authorities

and then there is a deep need for accountability for these abuses along the Saudi Yemen border

and accountability for historic abuses as well because MBS is very young, he's only 38 years

old. I think there's every reason to expect that he's going to be in power for many years

if not decades to come and if the human rights situation in the country has deteriorated

so much under such a short period of time in which he's come to power, you know, it's

terrifying to think what may be to come in the future.

I'm Anna Hickey, Associate Editor of Communications for LawFair and this is the LawFair Podcast,

September 26, 2023. On August 21, the Human Rights Watch released a report detailing systematic

abuses of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers at the Saudi Arabia Yemen border. Researchers

interviewed dozens of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers and found that Saudi border

guards had used explosive weapons on them in shot migrants at close range. I sat down

with Joey Shay, a researcher in the Middle East in North Africa Division of Human Rights

Watch who investigates human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

We discussed the Human Rights Watch recent report, how the international community has

responded so far and the human rights record of Prince Mohammed bin Salman since he ascended

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