Hala Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which people live free of violence, discrimination, and oppression. Expand Hala Al-Dosari. © 2017 Ann Lang Mun Co Hala Al-Dosari is a Saudi human rights activist, scholar, and writer who is best known for speaking out against the country’s deeply entrenched discrimination against women and girls. Her leadership on women’s rights issues in Saudi Arabia…

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