Since 2016, the #IAmMyOwnGuardian Campaign has advocated for the abolishment of the guardianship system in Saudi Arabia. This system subjugates women by making male guardians, including their fathers, husbands, or other male relatives, their legal custodians throughout their lives. Nearly 15,000 Saudi women called for an end to guardianship through the Campaign’s online petition which…
Alongside the 31th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held in Geneva, a group of Saudi Arabian civil society organizations, including the Saudi Organization for Rights and Freedoms, the Saudi European Organization for Human Rights, Advocating for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, Diwani al-Ahli Organization, and Monitor of Human Rights in…