{UAH} Seminar: Harassment of female activists in Saudi Arabia
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ARBITRARY DETENTION, TORTURE AND SEXUAL
HARASSMENT OF FEMALE ACTIVISTS IN SAUDI ARABIA
Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK invites you to a seminar about the detention of female activists in Saudi Arabia. Saudi women activists have been arbitrarily detained without charge and have faced, according to reports, sexual harassment, torture and other forms of degrading treatment whilst in detention.
According to reports,activists were tortured by electrocution and flogging, with one case of an activist being held from the ceiling.It has been widely reported that an aide complicit in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi,Saud al-Qahtani,oversaw the torture of at least one activist.
It is clear that Saudi Arabia has not taken any step to fulfil its international obligations despite the killing of Khashoggi reaching worldwide notoriety.It is imperative that attention is brought to this important issue and that Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses are brought to a stop.
Systematic violation of human rights, both internally and externally, such as arbitrary arrests, enforced isappearances and torture, represent a clear violation and rejection of international law.
In light of the case of Jamal Khashoggi, it is clear that the international community needs to take a more robust stand against Saudi's violations of international law.
SPEAKERS:
SUE WILLMAN | Human rights lawyer, senior partner at Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors. In recent years, she has led DPG's international human rights work. Chambers legal directory described her as: "An extremely committed solicitor; uncompromising and fearless and tactically astute."
HAYDEE DIJKSTAL |33 Bedford Row,Attorney, practising international criminal law and human rights law before international and regional courts, including the International Criminal Court, International Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, Special Court for Sierra Leone and the African Commission and African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
RHYS DAVIES | British barrister specialising in international criminal law and human rights law. He is a member of the List of Counsel for the International Criminal Court and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
SIAN REEVES| Barrister at Law, Temple Garden Chambers ,she is specialist in public law and human rights.
HANNAH PHILLIPS | Researcher at the Arab Organisation for Human Rights, focusing on human rights challenges in the Middle East.
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