This Senate resolution commemorates the seventh anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder by Saudi Arabian agents in Istanbul in October 2018 and addresses broader human rights concerns. The resolution acknowledges that the U.S. has already sanctioned 17 Saudi individuals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for their roles in the killing, which U.S. intelligence determined was approved by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. The resolution calls on Saudi Arabia to hold all those responsible for Khashoggi's death accountable, release wrongfully detained individuals including specific named prisoners, and respect freedoms of press, assembly, and association. It also highlights the broader problem of transnational repression—where governments reach across borders to intimidate journalists, activists, and dissidents—and notes that Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses, including against U.S. citizens, strain the U.S.-Saudi relationship despite their strategic partnership on regional security and energy.
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