Saudi Arabia: Public Investment Fund Linked to Abuses

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) heads a meeting of the Council of Economic Affairs and Development in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 29, 2018. The council is responsible for oversight of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF). © 2018 Balkis Press/ABACA/Shutterstock Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has facilitated and benefited from human rights abuses.The crown prince has used the fund’s economic power to commit serious…

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