Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

Invisible Chains: Legal and Structural Challenges Facing Women’s Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia

Yesterday, on International Women’s Day 2021, ECDHR together with ALQST hosted a panel event on [...]

09
Mar
Free at last? The long road for Saudi women’s rights defenders, post-imprisonment

It was November 2020. Global media were inundating diverse audiences with updates on the heated [...]

01
Mar
No Way Out: The Crisis of Women’s Rights Defense and Activism in Saudi Arabia

On 13 October 2020, Al Jazeera broke the news that Saudi Arabia is poised to [...]

15
Oct
Saudi Arabia | The end of the death penalty for minors

Saudi Arabia, which for many years now has been at the top of the executioner [...]

09
Jun
GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts

The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]

12
May
“My sister refused to give up on making life better for women in Saudi Arabia” – Linda AlHathloul

Not even a fortnight ago, on International Women’s Day, a group of UN experts urged [...]

23
Mar
Saudi Arabia: 184 executed in 2019, 35 more than 2018

Saudi Arabia executed 184 people last year, Reprieve announced, among which 88 Saudis, 90 foreigners, [...]

14
Jan
Saudi Arabia: The Dakar Rally does not cancel human rights abuses

“Dream. Dare. Live it.”, says the Dakar Rally manifest. The race, started on January 5th, [...]

08
Jan
Saudi Arabia: Desegregating restaurants’ entrances for women

On 8 December, authorities in Saudi Arabia recognised that restaurants should not keep segregated entrances [...]

09
Dec
Saudi Arabia: Arrest and Persecution Against Entertainment Policy Critics

In Saudi Arabia, authorities continue to prosecute individuals that criticize the General Authority for Entertainment. [...]

25
Oct