The continued silencing and imprisonment of Saudi women's rights activists
Tuesday 24 September 2019
13:00 - 14:00
Room VIII
Palais des Nations
This side-event is organised by the Free Saudi Women Human Rights Defenders Coalition: CIVICUS, Women’s March Global, International Service for Human Rights, Gulf Center for Human Rights Studies, MENA Women Human Rights Defenders Coalition, Equality Now!, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
Panellists:
- Lina Al Hathloul, the sister of detained defender Loujain Al-Hathloul
- Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
- Khalid Ibrahim, Gulf Centre for Human Rights
- Salma El Hosseiny, ISHR
Moderator:
- Uma Mishra-Newbery, Women's March Global