Saudi Arabia has its own vision. The Declaration of Human Rights was prompted largely by the West's revulsion at its own atrocities. Nazism and Marxism, both products of Western civilization, presided over the untimely deaths of many millions of innocent human beings. It is encouraging that the West has sought to legislate against such barbarity but it should recognize the particular historical circumstances which have prompted its current views. It should be aware of the danger of bundling together with legitimate universal human rights, rights that are demanded by those espousing a permissive moral philosophy in a largely secular society.
Every human being is entitled to life, freedom, dignity, justice and security.
Such rights are universal. They are the right of people in Saudi Arabia, just as much as they are the right of people in the West. On the other hand, when, for example, someone argues that capital punishment is an abuse of human rights, we are entering the realm of opinion where it is perfectly reasonable to hold a different view. It places a high value on the life of the murder victim and, as evidence of that high value and as a deterrent to others, it exacts a high price from the murderer. The Saudi Arabian Constitution guarantees a number of human rights.