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It wasn't only confinement. One general appears to have been tortured to death, and many others had to be hospitalized and showed signs of torture.

Wow. How in hell did they (Saudi Arabia) manage to become the Head of the UN Human Rights Panel ?

Reeks of corruption at the highest level.

I assume it's something along the lines of: "Never refuse a US Military request, be mad at Iran, and don't bother Israel."

I think there are many people calling this into question.

It's obviously only possible because so many western powers rely on their "stable" allies / oil buddies in the middle east.

Yemen alone should be enough reason for every UN nation to sanction SA into submission.

Instead we sell them weapons -.-