Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

#GameOverSaudi: ADHRB and ECDHR joint women’s rights campaign

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, together with the European Centre for Democracy [...]

The Male Guardianship System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The male guardianship system that reigns in the GCC countries assumes that women should be [...]

Impunity for Human Rights Violations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Ongoing Human Rights Crisis

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations have been well documented, and yet impunity [...]

Disability Rights in Saudi Prisons: The Case of Safar al-Hawali

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claims to be prioritizing disability rights, including as part of [...]

Saudi Arabia’s Repressive Measures Post-2011: A Critical Examination of the Kingdom’s Approach to Political Dissent

Since the onset of the 2011 Arab uprisings, Saudi Arabia, like Qatar, has refrained from [...]

Women in Sports in Saudi Arabia

Women in Saudi Arabia experience widespread discrimination in Saudi politics, economy, and society. According to [...]

Exposing Neom

The Neom project, a $500 billion mega-city currently being built on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea [...]

Silencing Dissent: The Case of Loujain Al Hathloul and Digital Violence in Saudi Arabia

In the realm of human rights advocacy, few cases resonate as loudly as that of [...]

Saudi Arabia’s Greenwashing on Earth Day

Following International Mother Earth Day, environmental activities and sustainable practices become the focus of global [...]

Waleed Abu al-Khair: 10 years after his unlawful arrest

On 15 April 2014, Waleed Abu al-Khair, a Saudi human rights advocate, lawyer and founder [...]