March 14th, 2019
VIDEO: Press Conference with Women Human Rights Groups on release of Saudi Women Human Rights Defenders

During the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Correspondents Association held a press conference on Tuesday, March 12th with The Gulf Centre for Human Rights, CIVICUS, International Service for Human Rights and Women’s March Global on their call for the release on Saudi Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs).

Speakers included:

Dr. Hala Al-Dosari, Saudi scholar and woman human rights defender
Safa Al-Ahmad, Saudi filmmaker and journalist
Uma Mishra-Newbery, Executive Director, Women’s March Global
Omaima Al-Najjar, Saudi blogger and woman human rights defender (by video)
Amani Al-Ahmadi, Saudi American feminist & human rights whistleblower (by video)
The event was moderated by Kristina Stockwood, Gulf Centre for Human Rights

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