The continued silencing and imprisonment of Saudi women's rights activists

Location: Geneva,
Date:

Tuesday 24 September 2019

13:00 - 14:00

Room VIII

Palais des Nations

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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