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Holding the G20 in Saudi Arabia is a “slap in the face of all those who have fought and some of whom have died for accountability and for human rights protection,” said UN Special Rapporteur @AgnesCallamard
.@AgnesCallamard says she will ask Canada and other countries to advocate for moving the G20 summit from Saudi Arabia #cdnpoli
“Canada has probably taken the strongest stance against Saudi Arabia of all Western countries, alongside with maybe Germany,” said @AgnesCallamard. But she said Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia undermines Canada's position as a norm-setter within the international community.
.@HorakDennis disagrees with trying to move the G20 summit, pointing out that many G20 countries have poor human rights records. “You start looking at that and start trying to punish countries in the G20, you start quickly running out of countries to host it,” he said. #cdnpoli
