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Review of Saudi human rights tainted by journalist's murder

The murder of Jamal Khashoggi overshadowed the U.N. examination of Saudi Arabia's troubled human rights record, with nations calling for a proper investigation into his killing.

The U.N. Human Rights Council chamber at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
The U.N. Human Rights Council chamber at the Palais des Nations in Geneva (AN/HRC Secretariat)

GENEVA (AN) — Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder hung over a review of Saudi Arabia's troubled human rights record, with nations repeatedly calling for a proper investigation into his killing.

Diplomats from nations including Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy and Japan demanded a credible and transparent investigation into the apparent murder of Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, inside the Saudi consulate at Istanbul, Turkey on Oct. 2.

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