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Joint statement on Canada's support for women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia news : In the News August 10, 2018 Share Print Samar Badawi Credit: Alchetron Ottawa—August 9, 2018 The undersigned organizations express our support to Canada for its recentposition on the detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. We join Canada in urging Saudi Arabia to release women’s rights activists Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sada, and commend Minister Freeland for heruncompromising stand for human rights, and for her bold leadership in walking the talk on women’s rights globally. The detention of Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sada is part of a larger crackdown on civil society and women activists in Saudi Arabia. As reported by Amnesty International, an increasing number of leading women’s rights activists and campaigners have recently been arbitrarily detained for their peaceful human rights work, including Loujain al-Hathloul, Iman al-Nafjan and Aziza al-Yousef –– all leading advocates against Saudi Arabia’s driving ban and repressive guardianship system for women. Saudi Arabia has a history of silencing vocal human rights activists. Restrictions set by the Saudi Arabian government have included arbitrary detention of its citizens, restrictions on the rights of women and travel bans on activists. These tactics of intimidation and harassment are in violation of international human, civil and political rights. We reiterate our call on Saudi Arabia to immediately release activists SamarBadawi and Nassima al-Sada, and all women’s rights activists currently indetention. We urge the international community to join Canada in calling for the unequivocal respect of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. Signatories: Nobel Women’s InitiativeCanadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC)Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice InitiativesOxfam CanadaInter ParesComité Québécois Femmes et Développement (AQUOCI)The MATCH International Women’s FundNational Association of Women and the Law (NAWL)Avocats Sans Frontières - Canada / Lawyers without Borders- CanadaCanadian Association of Refugee LawyersBritish Columbia Civil Liberties AssociationCanadian Voice of Women for PeaceCanadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada)International Women’s Rights Project (IWRP)Institute for International Women’s Right-Manitoba (IIWR-M)Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)Voices - VoixWomen Help WomenIsabelle Martin, Associate professor, School of Industrial Relations, Universityof MontrealMary Scott, member - Women, Peace and Security Network - CanadaGeorgina Bencsik, member - Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada Add new comment You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Your name Comment * Save Leave this field blank