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According to a World Bank study titled "Women, Business and the Law 2020," which tracks how laws affect women in 190 economies, Saudi Arabia's economy scored 70.6 points out of 100, a dramatic increase from its previous score of 31.8 points. "2019 was a year of 'groundbreaking' reforms that allowed women greater economic opportunity in Saudi ...
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive system of male guardianship ...
The issue of women's rights is also the subject of fierce debate. [1] When the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, Saudi Arabia refused to sign it as they were of the view that sharia law had already set out the rights of men and women, [1] and that to sign the UDHR would be unnecessary. [2]
In the kingdom’s first formal review at the UN Human Rights Council since November 2018, the Saudi Arabia delegation said more than 50 reforms had since then been passed in favor of women.
It was founded by Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Uyyouni, and grew out of a 2007 movement to gain for women the right to drive. The association is not officially licensed by the government of Saudi Arabia, and has been warned not to stage demonstrations. [1] In a 2007 interview, al-Huwaider described their goals: [2]
A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women has been criticized by women’s rights advocates.
“Loujain’s yearslong imprisonment has ended, but she is not free," Adam Coogle of Human Rights Watch said, adding that al-Hathloul had been banned from traveling. Saudi Arabia's most prominent ...
In January 2020, Human Rights Watch alongside 11 other international rights group organizations wrote a joint letter to the Amaury Sport Organization following its decision to move Dakar Rally to Saudi Arabia. The rights group in their letter accused Saudi Arabia of violating women's rights in the nation and asked the French organizer to ...