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</body></html>";s:4:"text";s:32412:"“Me and Raghda were so depressed,” said Rafaa, who is younger but more forceful. Saudi courts are deeply flawed and often serve as a mechanism for hiding the Saudi State’s torture and other violations of human rights. Saudi authorities carried out a sweeping campaign of repression against independent dissidents and activists, including two waves of mass arrests, in 2019, Human Rights … Nov. 26 (UPI) --Saudi Arabia moved the trial of women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to a special court known for handling terrorism cases, her family said Thursday. Raghda and Rafaa found new jobs, Raghda at Dasoqa, a coffee shop whose name means “ladybug,” and Rafaa at Blink, a community gathering space nearby. November 2020. Children in Saudi are being stolen away from their mothers based on judicial justifications as outlandish as failure to cover their face, having a different culture, working full time, and remarriage. “We read about how women in Saudi Arabia have male guardians that… Most vulnerable are the female domestic employees, who are recruited by the millions as live-in nannies and cleaners each year. For Westerners, squinting at Saudi Arabia across a vast landscape of stories about oppressed women, ultraconservative Islam and human rights abuses, the desert kingdom often leaves a single, damning impression: Here is a country that women are desperate to flee. But whether reality lives up to the law depends on the dice roll of birth. In a country run by men, State-forced segregation based on gender leaves women with unequal access to government services, educational and workplace opportunities and full participation in society. Skittish about their uncovered faces and flustered about their friendly interactions with boys, he fired them soon after. When she heard her father coming home, her fingers flew to silence the music and close the social media apps where she chatted with male friends. It was not only their parents who objected. By December, Raghda and Rafaa had turned to their next project: persuading their father to let them go to an electronic music festival in Riyadh, a 90-minute flight away, with a group of friends, male and female. Reports of abuse and rape of domestic workers are frequent, yet their status in Saudi leaves them with little access to justice or legal retribution. For more information, please email womensrights@freedomforward.org. Rafaa told him they were going to “a festival,” omitting the part about the music. European envoys urge Saudi Arabia to release women's rights activists By Angela Dewan , Sarah Sirgany and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Updated 8:46 PM ET, Sun November 29, 2020 Many Saudis, having traveled and lived abroad or seen the world through the internet, were already ready for a more permissive way of life. Though Crown Prince Mohammed remains a volatile and internationally controversial ruler — this month, he delivered back-to-back surprises by detaining at least four royal relatives and rocking global markets with a sudden oil price war — he appears committed to his social agenda. We must shift from awareness to action. “‘They’ll see your face!’”. Particularly concerning are the Saudi personal status courts, which effectively grant men immunity under the law with regards to charges, complaints, or concerns raised by women. The global community must continue to demand justice for women in Saudi Arabia and refuse to be complicit in damaging propaganda campaigns seeking to legitimize the Saudi government. “My parents are OK with me traveling alone. Women’s dignity, equality, and basic rights are inherent, and such grave human rights violations require global solidarity and action. Foreigners in Saudi Arabia: Modern-Day Slavery. For an assignment in Global Women’s Issues, PSU student Sydney McClanahan started a petition for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia and India. Female baristas were nonexistent in Medina when the sisters first got hired at a coffee shop whose owner had decided to brave it. But in Saudi, women are living the best life.”. For more than two years, Saudi Arabia has locked up women’s rights activists who fought for – and won – women’s right to drive. Segregation in schools is forced on children at a very young age and continues all the way through university. B20 Saudi Arabia: With women activists jailed, “empowerment” summit is a sham 23 October 2020, 12:32 UTC . Human rights violations in Saudi Arabia certainly aren’t limited to Saudi citizens. Ever since the Iranian Revolution, laws against women in Saudi Arabia have been stricter. It also removes female perspectives and leadership in the context of men’s educational experiences. Saudi law requires women to be obedient to husbands, considers a man’s word as twice as valuable as a woman’s, permits women’s evidence to be discarded if a man swears an oath to contradict her, and makes it incredibly difficult for women to divorce or marry without permission of a man. On May 15, 2018, a number of prominent Saudi women’s human rights activists were arrested. I receive a small commission if you use the links at no extra cost to you. Women … Gender segregation in Saudi Arabia has resulted in inexcusable disadvantages to generations of women and decades of untapped potential. It is a policy recommendation engagement group which is part of the G20 process but is independent from governments. As the social codes that long governed their lives relax their grip, more women are wearing their hair uncovered and mingling openly with men — at least in larger cities. This isn’t the life we want to live.”. Rights groups have condemned Saudi Arabia over the decision to try prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul in terrorism court. “What are you doing with those guys?” they demanded as the sisters chatted with male friends. Day by day, it still falls to women in many households to negotiate their freedoms with the fathers, husbands, brothers and sons who serve as their legal guardians. Just take the example of women driving in Saudi Arabia. Here is a history of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. In 2019, Saudi Arabia was ranked among the worst places in the world to be a woman. “Dad said, ‘I know it’s a concert. Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was in court on Wednesday. When governments routinely silence and violate the basic rights of their citizens, it becomes the responsibility of the global community to advance the solution. On November 5, 2020, UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) appealed Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to release women rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul. Revealing where she works, though, will have to wait. Though their hair remains covered, their faces are bare. Sisters Raghda, center-left, and Rafaa Abuazzah at the coffee shop where they work in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Last modified on Wed 25 Nov 2020 … among the worst places in the world to be a woman, only 30 seats of the 150-seat shura council, Reports of abuse and rape of domestic workers, Letter urging Vice President Biden to adopt a humane foreign policy, 17 NGOs call for Release of Saudi Women’s Rights Advocates. For Westerners, squinting at Saudi Arabia across a vast landscape of stories about oppressed women, ultraconservative Islam and human rights … Triumphs that might seem trivial outside the kingdom loom huge within it, especially in the small cities and villages where most Saudis live, far from cosmopolitan Riyadh and Jeddah. Appearing weak and shaking uncontrollably, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent prisoners, women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, appeared before a Saudi … Although women in Saudia Arabia have been granted certain basic rights, there is a long way to go. Some links in this post contain affiliate links including amazon associate links. Others’ aren’t,” Ms. Alshaikh shrugged. Dancing at an electronic music festival in Riyadh in December. Emma Graham-Harrison. Raghda’s hair remains neatly tucked under a lilac head scarf, Rafaa’s under a black one. G20 Women's Forum Urged to Press Hosts Saudi on Rights By Reuters , Wire Service Content Oct. 21, 2020 By Reuters , Wire Service Content Oct. 21, 2020, at 8:11 a.m. The Women 20 (W20) is an official G20 engagement group established during the Turkish presidency in 2015. “Yes,” his text message read. The problem is persuading individual legal guardians that attitudes are changing. As she spoke, her phone buzzed. They feared for the family’s reputation as much as for their daughters’ souls. You’re the princess of the house.”. “We were just announced that @LoujainHathloul has a trial tomorrow,” her sister, Lina al-Hathloul, tweeted Tuesday. Saudi women's rights activist's trial moved to terrorism court. They are routinely overworked, underpaid, and held against their will in the country. Sep 13, 2020 When Saudi entrepreneur Amal Albasheeri opened her first business in 2003, women were not allowed to enter most commercial premises. Their Families Don’t Always Agree. Other women have disappeared in prisons over trivial accusations, unable to exit due to a refusal of their male guardians to sign a required permission allowing them to exit. And eventhen, the shura council is just an advisory body in a non-democratic system. You’ll be in public!” their father said after the sisters scandalized their parents by announcing that they wanted jobs at a coffee shop in Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad was said to have died. “It’s fine to work in an office because no one can see you there. The Saudi Human Rights Commission stated in its March 2020 report that “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been making steady progress in terms of consecutive reforms and reviews of laws and regulations towards the empowerment and enablement of women”. Others, like Rafaa and Raghda, were pushing for it from below. At present, women are mere accessories in Saudi Arabia’s non-democratic government. The study, which comes days before Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 on Saturday, notes 27 political prisoners were women’s rights activists - saying six of them had been sexually assaulted. Early History. The Saudi Human Rights Commission stated in its March 2020 reportthat “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been making steady progress in terms of consecutive reforms and reviews of laws and regulations towards the empowerment and enablement of women”. Women in the conservative kingdom are finding they have to negotiate with their relatives newly granted permissions to work, drive and travel. Wed 25 Nov 2020 13.58 EST. “The new thing is, women have more rights than men,” she said. The immediate and unconditional release of all women’s rights defenders would be a litmus testof the Saudi government’s political will to improve the human rights … Their co-workers and customers include men and women. “We had no self-esteem,” Raghda said, “because we all looked the same.”. “Now, I’m free. Though Prince Mohammed has spoken of dismantling the guardianship system, women remain legal minors when it comes to marrying, living on their own and other matters. So were talking to boys and outings with friends. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin. But how can you work with men?”. Not a single female has ever been appointed as a minister in Saudi Arabia, and women hold only 30 seats of the 150-seat shura council, which is not nearly enough to influence the 2/3 majority vote required for recommendations to proceed forward to the King. After her father confiscated her phone, she would message friends from her laptop, wheedling them into ordering her Ubers so she could sneak out. So was playing music, as she dreamed of doing, or even listening to it. “What will people say? I’m on Twitter, too,’” she said. Seven European human rights ambassadors criticized Saudi Arabia on Sunday over the continued detention of at least five women's rights activists, including Loujain al … We must shift from awareness to action. It's been two years and women are slowly beginning to take driving classes and get drivers licenses. I can finally talk to people without covering my face.”. Several other women’s rights activists (including Iman al-Nafjan and Aziza Al-Youssef) have been forced to sign statements swearing silence, issued travel bans prohibiting their right to exit Saudi Arabia, and are facing trial along with other prisoners for nonsensical allegations. “I think it’s a huge wave that our parents can’t stand in front of,” Rafaa said. But their faces — sometimes people still do a double-take when they see them — are bare. She has even told her mother that she has a job. Women 20 (W20) Saudi Arabia 2020. “You can go.”. UK report calls out Saudi Arabia over women’s rights abuses. “We thought: We can’t do anything. Those from more traditional families are still yoked to male guardians for whom fear of God, change or what the neighbors will think often outweighs the letter of the law. Read more Rights groups want participants in a G20 women's meeting starting in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to seek the release of detained female activists and call out the kingdom for its record on rights. “In other countries, men and women are living the same life, they’re equal. Forced, involuntary gender segregation can undermine student preparation for a global economy. According to a statement by Loujain al-Hathloul’s family, the court referred her case to the Specialized Criminal Court for terrorism and national security cases. In October, women were permitted to play golf and in … The women also had to be accompanied by a male guardian and cover their hair. “Our dad says, ‘What if my family came and saw you here working, making coffee and drinks?’” said Raghda. Discrimination Against Women in Saudi Courts. We don’t have choices. The gulf between strict and tolerant families can be vast. She coped with an old iPod, a phone and a keyboard hidden in her room. What To Wear in Saudi Arabia As a Foreign Woman in 2020! A store in Riyadh that sells colorful hijabs and clothes designed for women who want to travel or live outside Saudi. Loujain al-Hathloul looked weak and unwell after 900 days in jail, said her family Published: 25 Nov 2020 . Kind of. Amnesty International is calling on King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to release several notable women’s rights defenders, two years after they were detained. The global community must continue to demand justice for women in Saudi Arabia and refuse to be complicit in damaging propaganda campaigns seeking to legitimize the Saudi government. The sisters who worked did so in the seclusion of offices, segregated from male co-workers. Change is desperately needed, and Saudi Arabia must immediately end its violations of women’s rights and allow Saudi women to fully advocate for the social and political reforms that they desire, including substantive participation in government and the policy making process. Women’s rights in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has made significant legal reforms for women over the past few years, including granting women the right to drive and the ability to apply for passports and travel freely without the permission of a male guardian. MEDINA, Saudi Arabia — On the question of women working, the law of the land was crystal clear. Two years and much ado later, Raghda serves lattes filigreed with milk art at a strip-mall coffee shop and Rafaa hosts community gatherings at an event space across the way. “Here in Saudi Arabia, it’s always, ‘What are people going to say?’” she said. The system subjects foreign workers rights in Saudi Arabia to the mercy of their employers. But the changes driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, have complicated that image over the last few years, codifying for women the right to drive, attend sporting events and travel without a man’s permission, among others. Not all the changes have been hard sells in Saudi Arabia. women in the workforce, saudi economy, saudi society, women in saudi arabia, entrepreneur. When she lived for a time with her strict, pious father after her parents’ divorce, cutting her hair short was forbidden. In 2018 the Crown Prince Salman liberalized the driving law and permitted women to drive. Her father eventually gave up and sent her to live with her mother, under whose more permissive roof Ms. Moha cut her hair, uncovered her head, started wearing her abaya open over jeans and T-shirts and bought a piano and an electric guitar. Ms. Moha, a baby-faced 18-year-old with round, wire-rimmed glasses and close-cropped hair, had not dared tell her father that she had a job, let alone that she worked at a coffee shop where clientele and baristas mixed freely, male and female. Click here to donate to Freedom Forward via ActBlue. To the sisters, that was the point. For them, permission was nearly always granted. Saudi Arabia is a predominately Islamic nation and the law system follows Sharia law. Prominent women’s rights advocates Loujain Al-Hathloul [pictured above], Samar Badawi, Naseema al-Sada, Nouf Abdulaziz, and Maya Al-Zahrani remain detained and face bizarre charges that violate basic human rights principles. Their parents have caved a little, but fretted a lot. She held it up, wide-eyed. While Saudi Arabia’s overall human rights record is abhorrent, such violations are exasperated exponentially for women. Women who diverge from the State-enforced narratives of praise of the government or the status of their country risk losing their jobs, having their children taken from them, travel bans, imprisonment, and in extreme cases, death. Foreign residents require their sponsors permission to exit the country or to change jobs, and they are dependent on sponsors to keep their status legal. Anniversary marks two-year detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia May 14, 2020 . Photo: Imprisoned Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul. Compared with girls they had seen in Jeddah, the Saudi port city where looser social customs allowed women to go unveiled, wear their all-covering robes open over jeans and mingle with men in public, the sisters felt anonymous, forgettable. “Even if they wanted to, they can’t.”. Women all around the world face difference experiences. Such equality in the workforce is desperately needed, considering Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s worst female labor force percentages. The younger siblings were not looking forward to it. Saudi Arabia’s government-enforced system of gender segregation further debilitates women’s position in society. Indeed, the rhetoric of women's empowerment is no more than a poorly told joke in a country that continues to jail women for exercising basic rights such as freedom of speech. by TheWanderingQuinn September 7, 2020. As it is illegal for Saudi nationals to marry foreigners, in the case that a Saudi man is granted an exception to the law, he also becomes the sponsor of his foreign wife. Nov 24, 2020 Loujain al-Hathloul will stand trial in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, her family said, nearly a month after the women's rights activist went on hunger strike to protest her prison conditions. UK legislator Baroness Helena Kennedy demands world leaders shun G20 meeting in Riyadh over jailed women activists. “Men do things for women. The lack of reliable public polling and free speech makes it difficult to gauge how Saudis view women’s changing status. Women whose families raise no objections, like Joumana Alshaikh, 20, Ms. Moha’s co-worker and friend, often assert that the crown prince has granted women all the rights they need. Photograph: Reuters. Share . Support our campaigns for freedom. Generations of women who have bravely spoken out against the system of oppression have been fired from their jobs, shamed, arrested, and even subjected to torture. Many policies and practices endorsed and enforced by Saudi Arabia’s monarchy dehumanize women, leaving them vulnerable to extreme discrimination and abuse. He does whatever you want. For a long time, Raghda and Rafaa seemed fated to retrace the path of their five older sisters: arranged marriages while still young; children soon thereafter; faces covered with the niqab, the black veil that reveals only the eyes. Yet, Saudi Arabia's egregious human rights record and harsh repression of women's empowerment figures, continue to mar any of its claims of advancing gender equality. Women are barred from making rulings in courts, as not a single female judge presides over any courtroom in all of Saudi Arabia. Their parents’ easing up has mirrored a general loosening of Saudi society, much of it owing to the legal changes set in motion by the crown prince, who has erased many social restrictions and defanged the once-feared religious police. According to Amnesty International, Samar Badawi was also referred to the same special court, while Nassima al-Sada… When they waited for Ubers after work, the young men hanging around the mall often heckled them, suspicious of their uncovered faces and light makeup. September 7, 2020. And their parents, to everyone’s surprise, are coming around. On 29 November 2020, seven European human rights ambassadors criticized Saudi Arabia over the continued detention of at least five women rights activists, including Loujain al-Hathloul. Even before the legal changes, Saudi women from tolerant families rarely had to chafe under requirements that a male guardian approve plans to get jobs or travel abroad. Ms. Alshaikh, who never had to sneak around her parents, sees the place of women differently. Saudi Law Granted Women New Freedoms. “What are you talking about?” Ms. Moha sputtered. Saudi Arabia: Women's rights campaigner Loujain al-Hathloul due in court 9 March 2020, 15:35 UTC Loujain al-Hathloul, the prominent Saudi Arabian women’s rights defender who has been detained for almost two years, is due to appear in court in Riyadh this week (Wednesday 11 March). This leaves the horrific impression that Saudi law not only considers women as unequal to men, but also that women’s lives are considered disposable. But he had already read all about it. A class at a women’s driving school in Riyadh. Saudi judges routinely order such shockingly low amounts of child support from fathers that divorced mothers are habitually forced to give up custody or live in poverty. Every foreign resident in the Kingdom is currently subject to an abhorrent system of sponsorship (kafala) which is often referred to as modern-day slavery. In Riyadh, the capital, it was not only respectability but religion that troubled Revan Moha’s parents. 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