 Saudi has also joined the international human rights legal arrangements which means that the country is legally subject to Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).While some have lauded the progress made, others have remained highly critical of the country.In a 2013-human rights review of Saudi by CountryWatch, it is said that Saudi has a "poor record of human rights" with the country's law "not [providing] for the protection of many basic rights".