Crackdown on Saudi women human rights defenders sets off alarms
Over 30 human rights groups call for their immediate release The undersigned human rights groups call on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally
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Four women’s rights defenders released while another prominent human rights defender arrested in ongoing crackdown
One of Saudi Arabia's most well-known human rights defenders, Mohammed Al-Bajadi, a founding member of the Civil and Political Rights Association in Saudi Arabia
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Seven Saudi women’s rights defenders branded as traitors in a dangerous new wave of arrests
23-05-2018 Update: Dr. Aisha Al-Manae was released from custody on 23 May 2018 after becoming ill. 22-05-2018 Update: An additional name, Ibrahim Fahad
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Human rights defenders including women’s rights activists arrested
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reliable information that several human rights defenders were arrested yesterday in Saudi Arabia, 17 May 2018,
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Three more human rights defenders sentenced to up to six years in prison by Specialised Criminal Court
Three more human rights defenders have been sentenced in prison in Saudi Arabia, according to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). They have all
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JOINT SUBMISSION ON SAUDI ARABIA: 69th SESSION – COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Download 69th SESSION – COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN JOINT SUBMISSION ON SAUDI ARABIA FROM ALQST THE GULF
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Insufficient progress on women’s rights despite promises, says CEDAW submission by NGOs
There has been insufficient progress on women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, says a report presented by three human rights NGOs to the 69th Session of the Committee on
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UN HRC member blatantly violates human rights on a daily basis
The United Nations Human Rights Council consists of 47 Member States elected by a majority of the members of the UN General Assembly by direct and secret ballot. The
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Women’s rights defenders arrested for promoting human rights online
Woman human rights defender Noha Al-Balawi, who is active online in supporting civil and political rights for women, was arrested two weeks ago in the last week of
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