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25 sie 2021 · A surprising set of social reforms have granted women freedoms previously prohibited under Saudi Arabia’s strictly enforced Islamic law.
Women's rights in Saudi Arabia is a topic of international concern and controversy. Women in Saudi Arabia experience widespread discrimination in Saudi politics, economy and society.
This country profile presents the findings of the study relating to Saudi Arabia. It provides an analysis of whether the country’s laws and policies promote or impede equality between women and men before the law, and whether they provide protection against gender-based violence.
Since 2019, Saudi Arabia has been introducing some women’s rights reforms, including eliminating major restrictions imposed on women through the male guardianship system, which placed every Saudi woman, regardless of her age, under the authority of her male relative, commonly her father or husband, and gave that guardian the power to make
3 maj 2022 · Despite positive reforms for Saudi women, the kingdom's most vulnerable women and girls still find themselves in horrific conditions. First, there is darkness and only the sound of traffic....
9 paź 2024 · Laws in the Kingdom underwent constant review, including laws on terrorism and capital punishment. Persons could not be punished for exercising their right to self-defence. ... Saudi Arabia had six female ambassadors and 204 female diplomats who held key posts in the Foreign Ministry. The share of female diplomats had increased to over 30 per ...
8 mar 2023 · Saudi Arabia: Personal Status Law codifies discrimination against women. Saudi Arabia’s Personal Status Law (PSL), passed one year ago today on 8 March 2022 and touted as a major reform by the authorities, perpetuates the male guardianship system and codifies discrimination against women in most aspects of family life, Amnesty International ...
