Saudi Arabian King Abdullah's death Thursday ends a fourteen-and-a-half year reign that saw marginal policy changes, particularly as they relate to human rights.
Though his successor, King Salman, is no spring chicken at 79 years old, he may still be able to effect change in a country known as much for its human rights abuses as it is for its prosperous oil fields.
After news of King Abdullah's death broke, world leaders, unsurprisingly, scrambled to offer their posthumous praise and reassert their support of the for oil-rich nation. International human rights organizations, however, have criticized the late leader for falling short on a variety of human right issues Read more...
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