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Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Lawyer subject to Travel Ban wins Human Rights Watch Award

Saudi human rights lawyer Abd al-Rahman al-Lahim is the winner of the Human Rights Watch 2008 Human Rights Defender award. Human Rights Watch also announced four other winners of the 2008 award, courageous individuals working for justice and human rights from Uzbekistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Democratic Republic of Congo.  Read More

Saudi Arabia: Arrest of human rights defender Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh was arrested on 19 May 2008. Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh is a professor of Political Science at the King Sa’ud University in Riyad. He is also a prominent member of the Arab Commission for Human Rights which is based in Paris.  Read More

Saudi Arabia: Travel ban on human rights defender Abdul Rahman Al Lahem

Front Line is concerned about the travel ban that has been imposed against Abdul Rahman Al Lahem since 2004. Abdul Rahman Al Lahem is a human rights lawyer who has worked in particular to defend the rights of women. He was recently awarded the International Human Rights Lawyer Award from the American Bar Association but was unable to collect the award in person because of the travel ban against him and the confiscation of his passport.  Read More

Saudi Arabia: human rights lawyer banned from travelling receives international award from American Bar Association

Saudi lawyer and human rights activist, Abdurrahman al-Lahem, who is banned from travelling abroad has received the International Human Rights Lawyer Award from the American Bar Association.  Read More

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