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Saudi women: Appointments in senior posts but persistent societal abuse
6-3-2019
Following the announcement of her appointment last February as the first woman ambassador to Washington, (c.f: https://bit.ly/2NLqzHN), the head of the General Sports Authority in the Kingdom, Prince Abdel Aziz Bin Turki al Faisal, announced the setting set up on March 2nd of the Special Olympic Federation while appointing Princess Rima Bint Bandar Bin Sultan as its chairperson. Recalling, that Rima has served as head of women’s affairs at the General Sports Authority and has contributed largely to the development of women’s sports. Meanwhile, after the obstruction of some Saudi diplomats this past February two Saudi sisters at Hong Kong Airport during their flight attempt to Australia, the two sisters, still stuck at the Airport, protested to BBC their fragile legal status and a possible deportation to their country. They spelled out their fear of capital punishment, pointing out that they have been subjected to abuse by male members of the family. To note, Human Rights Watch has earlier documented several cases of Saudi women who attempted to escape from their families in the past few years, but who were forced to return and thus faced repercussions. According to the latest data available at the Saudi ministry of labour and social development, published by AP, around 577 Saudi women have tried to flee since 2015, and the number is believed to be higher, as most of the families do not report the incidents, AP said. (Al Diyar, March 3, 5, 2019)
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