Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2020 nominee: LOUJAIN AL-HATHLOUL

07/04/21

Loujain al-Hathloul (Saudi Arabia) The nominee is one of the leaders of the Saudi feminist movement. Ms al-Hathloul is a prominent womens’ rights activist known for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia and for opposing the Saudi male guardianship system. She has been detained on several occasions, sentenced and has been in prison since 2018. https://www.vaclavhavel.cz/en/trojice-finalistu-ceny-vh-za-lidska-prava-2020

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Serie: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Prize is awarded in memory of Václav Havel, playwright, opponent of totalitarianism, architect of the Velvet Revolution of 1989, President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic and an enduring symbol of opposition to despotism. Nominations of any individual, non-governmental organisation or institution working to defend human rights are taken into consideration. The Prize consists of a sum of €60 000, a trophy and a diploma.

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