Saudi Women: Legally Banned From Making Decisions
Apr 5, 2019 0 Commenti English versions J.S. von Dacre
“Women should be treated as a full citizen,†Saudi Arabian activist, Aziza Al-Yousef told the Guardian back in 2016. She had spearheaded a campaign which saw thousands sign a petition to eradicate the country’s dictatorial guardianship system – one that she fought unrelentingly for over a decade.
“They all declared that this is not religion, this is all government rules and it should be changed,†she insisted.
In 2018, Al Yousef was detained, left to languish in a prison cell and allegedly subjected to cruel torture – because of her fight for women’s rights. Last Thursday, she was granted temporary release after spending almost a year in prison. At least 10 women rights campaigners remain imprisoned and await their fate as further hearings are expected in the coming week.
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