Free Saudi Activists is a coalition of women human rights defenders and organisations advocating for the immediate and unconditional release of Saudi women’s human rights activists from prison.
WE NEED YOUR VOICE MORE THAN EVER.
28 DECEMBER 2020
Today, Saudi Arabia’s Specialised Criminal Court sentenced Saudi women’s human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul to 5 years and 8 months in prison. The sentence includes a suspension of 2 years and 10 months in addition to the time already served (since May 2018) which would see Loujain’s release in March 2021. Loujain is also required to serve three years of probation during which time she could be arrested for any perceived illegal activity. She will also be placed on a 5-year travel ban.
15 May 2020
The 15th of May 2020 marks two years since the beginning of a campaign of arrests of Saudi Women’s Human Rights Defenders. Since May 2018 the Free Saudi Activists Coalition has been advocating for the release of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) who were arrested in Saudi Arabia.
The Free Saudi Activists Coalition (Equality Now, Women’s March Global, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights Bahrain (ADHRB), Gulf Centre for Human Rights GCHR and CIVICUS) ask you to join us in this campaign and call for the immediate and unconditional release of Saudi activists.
Read Our Advocacy Document Below:
MARCH 2020
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Read Our Statement on Detention in MENA Amid COVID-19
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Read Our Joint Statement:
G20: Hundreds of civil society organizations pledge to
avoid Saudi Arabia-led process
SEPTEMBER 2019
AUGUST 2019
JULY 2019
Male Guardianship
Justice for Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi-led War in Yemen
Asking Pop Stars to Unite for Human Rights
JUNE 2019
June 24 | 1 Year Anniversary Since the Driving Ban was lifted in Saudi Arabia
June 26 | Women’s March Global has joined 40 global NGOs to present a letter to the UN Member States at the 41st Session of Human Rights Council (HRC) to stand up for human rights in Saudi Arabia and to adopt a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to address ongoing human rights violations. The letter also calls on the HRC to immediately release the detained women human rights defenders and all individuals detained for exercising their fundamental freedoms.
MAY 2019
1 Year Since Saudi Activists Have Been in Prison
APRIL 2019
April 17, 2019 | Loujain’s Trial to be held
April 17, 2019 | Court adjourns Loujain’s trial
April 23, 2019 | Saudi Arabia Executes 37 people
MARCH 2019
Women’s March Global has joined 50 other human rights group to compose a letter to 30 Ministers of Foreign Affairs of States calling on the UN Member States to adopt a resolution at the 40th session of UN Human Rights Council to explicitly call for the immediate release of Saudi Human Rights Defenders and to establish a monitoring mechanism over the human rights violations in the country.
Recent reports suggest that those detained have not been given access to legal representation and have been subject to numerous forms of torture including electric shocks, sexual threats, sexual harassment, waterboarding, and flogging.
March 12 | Saudi Activists to Face Trial Tomorrow
