President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt, Israel, and Saudi Arabia in July as part of an effort to rebuild relationships in the Middle East and North Africa. Human rights groups aren't pleased.
"Biden should not normalize the killing and jailing of journalists, but should instead demand accountability and the release of journalists behind bars," said the Committee to Protect Journalists, a group that fights for press freedoms. On his stop in Saudi Arabia specifically, 13 human rights organizations warned that "efforts to repair the U.S. relationship with the government of Saudi Arabia without a genuine commitment to prioritize human rights are not only a betrayal of your campaign promises, but will likely embolden the crown prince to commit further violations of international human rights and humanitarian law."
