The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) stressed that the Saudi authorities mistreat and disrespect its ethnic minorities, noting that they had made recommendations to make the Saudi practices consistent with the international human rights standards.
work, the sponsorship system for workers’ care and the measures to end the prejudice against migrant workers from Asia and Africa.
On the other hand, ADHRB organization submitted a written statement to the committee prior to the Kingdom's review. The statement focused on the discrimination against migrant workers in the context of the sponsorship system and noted that despite the Saudi Arabia's adherence to the commitment to the CERD principles, ethnic minorities face severe discrimination.
Moreover, the statement by the Human Rights Office of the Central African Republic highlighted the ill-treatment of migrant workers, the gender and sexual violence of the female migrant workers, the bias against African-Saudis and the failure of the government to implement the existing laws that would protect migrants' rights, as well as, the broader bodies that promoted discrimination.
Saudi Arabia called for the implementation of the CERD recommendations. The organization also urged the Saudi government to cooperate fully with the committee to ensure an equal treatment for ethnic and racial minorities in law and practice.
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