Article 13 of the Saudi Human Rights Commission Statute

This article governs the relationship between the Commission and government bodies through their units specialized in human rights.

The provision: the human rights departments and sections in the relevant ministries or government agencies are a liaison point for the Commission.

What does a liaison point mean? It is the link through which the Commission communicates with the government body on matters of human rights, so these departments and sections are the approved channel of communication.

The article does not create these departments and sections or require that they be created, but assumes their existence in the relevant ministries or government agencies and defines their role toward the Commission. The article does not set out communication procedures or periods.

This article is linked to Article 14, which allows the Commission to use, as it needs, a sufficient number of qualified experts, specialists and staff to perform its tasks set out in the Statute.

The practical value of this article is that it gives the Commission a known point of contact inside each relevant ministry or government agency where these departments or sections exist.