Bill Law at ‘Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War, Succession and the Future’ conference

Address by Hugh Miles at MEMO’s ‘Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War, Succession and the Future’ conference  held in London on November 18, 2017.

Bill Law has reported extensively from the Arabian Gulf for the BBC. He now runs The Gulf Matters (thegulfmatters.com), providing analysis and journalism about the Gulf States and the wider MENA region and is a regular contributor to Middle East Eye, Gulf State Analytics, The Independent, the New Arab, Al Jazeera, the BBC and Monocle Radio.

The crisis of human rights and the facade of liberalisation 

This panel will explore the human rights abuse in the Kingdom and converse the meaning behind the reforms of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. The panel will also discuss the anti-terror laws used to suppress dissidents and all political opposition.