Outrage as Saudi Arabia chosen to lead UN women's rights group

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54% : Saudi Arabia's envoy to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, was elected as chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in a completely unopposed race at the group's annual meeting in New York on Wednesday.
28% : Saudi Arabia's envoy to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil (pictured), was elected as chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in a completely unopposed race Saudi Arabia has a shocking record on gender equality (File image) READ MORE: Saudi Arabia unveils female humanoid robot that has been programed not to talk about sex or politics because it is illegal under Sharia law - weeks after nation's male robot groped a woman Advertisement 'Saudi Arabia is now at the helm, but Saudi Arabia's own record on women's rights is abysmal, and a far cry from the mandate of the commission.' Louis Charbonneau, UN director at the Human Rights Watch (HRW), added: 'Saudi Arabia's election as chair of the UN Commission on the Status of Women shows shocking disregard for women's rights everywhere.

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