Riyadh, March 14, 2019, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, affirmed before the Human Rights Council today in Geneva, its determination to continue the efforts in the field of protection and promotion of human rights and achieve sustainable development in accordance with a balanced approach between achieving the best systems and practices in the field of human rights and the right to the development and preserving of the values of the original Saudi society. It also stressed that the Kingdom's jurisdiction exercises its legitimate authority prescribed by law in conformity with the internationally recognized principles of the independence of the judiciary, which has all the elements and standards of justice, transparency and integrity, and that it operates as an independent authority. --More 16:58 LOCAL TIME 13:58 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w1064400