
Joey Shea
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Saudi Arabia and UAE Researcher @HRW • she/her
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https://www.hrw.org/about/people/joey-shea 12-10-2011 16:37:49
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In her promotional book of the Saudi royal monarchy “The Man Who Would Be King,” Karen Elliott House thinks that Khashoggi murder “was in fact an abduction attempt that went wrong. All the (cir-cumstantial) evidence points to an operation aimed at seizing Khashoggi and flying him back to


Excited to share this new piece on why Human Rights Watch is calling for gender apartheid to be recognized as a crime under international law. This comes after long & careful discussion w/many colleagues about if there is need for such a law and any potential downsides. justsecurity.org/116780/gender-…

Women held in male-only ICE facilities. People punished for seeking mental health care. Deaths that may have been linked to medical neglect. Human Rights Watch Americans for Immigrant Justice - AI Justice and SOS call for urgent reforms to end these abuses. #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights🔗 hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…


New from Human Rights Watch: Jordanian authorities is forcibly evicting the Bedul Bedouin community from their historic homes in Petra — cutting water, suspending salaries, and detaining residents without charge. hrw.org/news/2025/07/2… UNESCO Jordan Office UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳


Jordan is forcing the Bedul from their ancestral homes in Petra without real consent. But Petra is living heritage, not just ruins. You can’t “preserve” it while displacing its people. Human Rights Watch calls for a halt to the evictions. hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…



Big win for #EnglishFootball🏆 UK passes historic law to set up Independent⚽ Regulator with powers to tackle financial instability, protect clubs’ heritage & weed out rogue owners, including those responsible for human rights abuses. #FairerFuture Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/07/3…




Press Release from Middle East Democracy Center & Human Rights Watch 🔴 Executions in Saudi Arabia Surge in 2025: Execution of Journalist Suggests Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Joey Shea mideastdc.org/publication/ex…

Analyst who coordinated this meeting between Karen Elliott House and MbS and the King is Abdullah al-Shamri عبدالله الشمري who was EXECUTED by the Saudi gov last year! See our statement today with HRW: mideastdc.org/publication/ex…


He also met regularly with officials and Minister of State Adel Aljubeir عادل الجبير

Adel Aljubeir عادل الجبير Finally he hosted Karen Elliott House at his home: Karen, any word on his execution? How do you feel about promoting his killer?

