Women's right activist Loujain Al Hathloul conditionally released and facing a travel ban
Timeline
September 29, 2021: Mentioned in the Secretary-General’s 2021 report on reprisals.
April 15, 2021: MENA Rights Group refers case to the Secretary-General on intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights.
March 2021: A Saudi appeals court upholds Al Hathloul’s original sentence. She faces a five-year travel ban.
February 10, 2021: Al Hathloul is conditionally released from prison.
August 31, 2020: Loujain's parents were able to visit her for the first time since June 9, 2020.
July 23, 2020: MENA Rights Group requests the urgent intervention of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances as Loujain’s family has not heard from her since June 9, 2020.
June 2, 2020: Several UN Special Procedures mandate holders issue a letter of allegation (AL SAU 8/2020) expressing concern over Al Hathloul’s arbitrary detention, and requesting information regarding the conditions in which she is held and the measures taken to ensure her mental and physical integrity.
May 1, 2020: MENA Rights Group refers case to the Secretary-General on intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights.
March 13, 2019: Al Hathloul’s trial before the Criminal Court begins.
May 15, 2018: Saudi police forces arrest Al Hathloul in her home in Saudi Arabia.
March 2018: Emirati authorities arrest Al Hathlou in Abu Dhabi after she returns from Geneva.
February 27, 2018: Al Hathloul attends the session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, during its consideration of Saudi Arabia, in Geneva.
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