Saudi Arabia has appointed a woman as the new head of its human rights watchdog. King Salman bin Abdulaziz issued a royal decree on Thursday, appointing Hala Altuwaijri as the new head of the kingdom’s Human Rights Commission with the rank of minister. Altuwaijri, the first woman to hold the appointed position, according to The National, will replace Awwad bin Saleh al-Awwad in her new role. “I have the honour of expressing my highest thanks and appreciation… for the generous royal trust in appointing me as the head of the Human Rights Commission… I ask God Almighty to help me to serve the r…