IWD in Saudi Arabia (Not)
From Arab News:
“While the world was busy with rallies, conferences, campaigns and meaningful activities to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), there was inaction yesterday in Saudi Arabia except for two low-key events that took place in Jeddah.
(W)hen Arab News contacted the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) asking about IWD activities, an executive secretary responded in astonishment, “Oh, is it today?”Fouziah Al-Ouni, a Dammam-based human rights activist, said that it is painful to see the entire world and the Gulf region organizing lectures and rallies calling for the empowerment of women while no events took place in Saudi Arabia.
“It’s all due to the absence deep-rooted awareness of human rights in this country,” she said, adding that — in spite of establishing the Human Rights Commission and the National Society for Human Rights — there is still much more that needs to be done.”
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