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17 total results foundAuthor: Merritt, Zina D. Title: Combating Terrorism: U.S. Agencies Report Progress Countering Terrorism and Its Financing in Saudi Arabia, but Continued Focus on Counter Terrorism Financing Efforts Needed Summary: The U.S. government considers the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a vital partner in combating terrorism. The strong diplomatic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, founded more than 70 years ago, was strained by the Al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, that were carried out in large part by Saudi nationals and killed thousands of U.S. citizens. GAO was asked to report on (1) the U.S. government strategy to collaborate with and assist the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to counter terrorism and terrorism financing, and (2) U.S. government agencies’ assessment of and the Saudi government’s views on progress toward the goals of this strategy. GAO analyzed relevant U.S. and Saudi strategy, planning, and evaluation documents related to efforts since 2005, and discussed these efforts with subject matter experts and U.S. and Saudi officials in Washington, D.C., and Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. GAO submitted a copy of this report to intelligence agencies, the National Security Council, and the Departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and Treasury for their review and comment. GAO recommends the Secretary of State direct the U.S. mission in Saudi Arabia to reinstate certain targets related to preventing financing of terrorism outside of Saudi Arabia. State agreed with this recommendation. Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2009. 56p. Source: Internet Resource: GAO-09-883: Accessed October 7, 2010 at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09883.pdf Year: 2009 Country: Saudi Arabia Keywords: Counter-Terrorism Shelf Number: 116506 |
Author: Harroff-Tavel, Helene Title: Tricked and Trapped: Human Trafficking in the Middle East Summary: This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East, both women and men. It analyses the complex processes by which vulnerable migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour in various types of work in the region, and the constraints that prevent them from leaving. The study aims to provide policy-makers and service providers with deeper insight into the nature of forced labour and trafficking in this region. Armed with this knowledge, action to combat trafficking in the region will become more effective, finally bringing an end to this unacceptable form of human exploitation. It also examines the responses to human trafficking put in place by national governments, employers' and workers' organizations, and other key stakeholders, and makes tentative suggestions as to how the effectiveness of their actions might be enhanced in the future. Details: Beirut: International Labour Organization, 2013. 178p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 11, 2014 at: http://www.ilo.org/beirut/publications/WCMS_211214/lang--en/index.htm Year: 2013 Country: Saudi Arabia Keywords: Domestic Workers Shelf Number: 132961 |
Author: Human Rights Watch Title: "Caught in a Web": Treatment of Pakistanis in the Saudi Criminal Justice System Summary: Despite over a decade of reforms, the Saudi criminal justice system continues to trample over the rights of Saudi and non-Saudi defendants to due process and fair trials. The glaring defects in the criminal justice system are especially acute for the twelve million foreigners living in Saudi Arabia, over one-third of the country's total population, who face substantial challenges obtaining legal assistance and navigating Saudi court procedures. About 1.6 million Pakistanis, most of them foreign migrant workers, make up the second-largest migrant community in Saudi Arabia. "Caught in a Web" is based on interviews with Pakistani citizens detained and put on trial in Saudi Arabia in recent years, as well as family members of other Pakistani defendants. Pakistani detainees, former detainees, and their family members detailed the Saudi criminal justice system and Saudi courts' rampant due process violations, including long periods of detention without charge or trial, no access to legal assistance, pressure on detainees from the authorities to sign confessions and accept predetermined prison sentences to avoid prolonged arbitrary detention, and ineffective translation services for defendants. Some defendants reported ill-treatment and poor prison conditions. Due process violations were most consequential for defendants involved in serious cases such as drug smuggling and murder, which often carry the death penalty. Saudi Arabia executes more Pakistanis than any other foreign nationality annually, mostly for heroin smuggling. The report calls on the Saudi government to improve its legislation and practices to create real protections against arbitrary arrest, due process, and fair trial violations, and it calls on the Pakistani government to ensure that Pakistani detainees in Saudi Arabia have access to consular services and legal representation. Details: New York: HRW, 2018. 35p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 16, 2018 at: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/saudiarabia0318_web.pdf Year: 2018 Country: Saudi Arabia Keywords: Courts Shelf Number: 149486 |
Author: Oxford Economics Title: GCC Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2017 Summary: New analysis from Oxford Economics show that incidence of illicit tobacco across four GCC markets (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman) has increased in recent years - having been just 1.2% of Total Consumption in 2016, the Illicit Incidence rose to 1.6% of Total Consumption in 2017 and to 5.3% in the first half of 2018. This Report establishes estimates of consumption of illicit cigarettes and the impact this has on tobacco tax revenue using a methodology established in our work on the same issue in Asian markets. Details: Oxford, England: Oxford Economics, 2018. 58p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 19, 2019 at: https://d2rpq8wtqka5kg.cloudfront.net/472780/open20181214101100.pdf?Expires=1563583524&Signature=lAUoT5yVYL2wee-tM1u8HB~cCx9hi2N-DW~v-sivj8FL0Jd9a1rdLXp6l0E6qcNCzFMjf0jyDnULXRw2dlSKR-pA8f-DaZtbk0zzZ6DWTbC4gXPrPy7fRM5pKqt1WNBrOa3nVM~Fy5Ob61m4McfunbbVQgH8HBA4c3Ba-Va8ka1LR56q2Dzr4Fpd0-nHZWe4r9aCItvlA46uUupIVND95fHP2bNlLoj-6Xuk9B~-yF6y3sXjmv-GLqoLG7HC-drDKNX~8Gz5Vy3p3pmYZMJ6ySwP7K13kw-jR-qI8Cde4UlW49kCpsakRadRURuHXXzj8IWW6TsZgjzC9T6MT8XYLg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJVGCNMR6FQV6VYIA Year: 2018 Country: Saudi Arabia Keywords: Illicit Cigarettes Shelf Number: 156734 |