Obama refuses to raise human rights issues with Saudis

Published March 31, 2014 4:00am ET



President Obama refused to raise human rights issues during his meeting Friday with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, despite urging from a bipartisan group of lawmakers and assurances from the White House that Obama “raises our commitment to human rights” on all his trips.

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