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Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia

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The association will consist of a number of leagues, with each league pursuing a different issue or right... representation for women in shari'a courts; setting a age for girls' marriages; allowing women to take care of their own affairs in government agencies and allowing them to enter government
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In 2008, the association launched a "No to the Oppression of Women" campaign. The campaign recorded Saudi women speaking about the oppression or violence to which they had been subjected. Their views were recorded with complete assurance of confidentiality, and the recordings uploaded on
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and Fawzia al-Uyyouni, and grew out of a 2007 movement to gain women the right to drive. The association is not officially licensed by the government of Saudi Arabia, and has been warned not to stage demonstrations. In a 2007 interview, al-Huwaider described their
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buildings; protecting women from domestic violence, such as physical or verbal violence, or keeping her from studies, work, or marriage, or forcing her to divorce…
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Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia
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The association's first campaign gathered signatures to petition
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Saudi
non-governmental organization
women's rights
Wajeha al-Huwaider
King Abdullah
women to drive
YouTube
Saudi Arabia portal
Feminism portal
"2008 Human Rights Report: Saudi Arabia"
United States State Department
the original
"Saudi Feminist Wajeha Al-Huweidar: The Campaign for Women's Right to Drive Saudi Arabia Is Just the Beginning"
"Untitled 1"
the original
"Untitled 1"
the original
Categories
Organizations of the Arab Spring
Women's rights organizations
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
Human rights organisations based in Saudi Arabia
2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests

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