Unexpected Dangers for Fleeing Saudi Women

January 30, 2019 Video Saudi Arabia: 10 Reasons Why Women Flee Rahaf al-Qunun, the Saudi woman who managed to successfully flee her allegedly abusive family, has shed new light on the countless women trapped under the abusive male guardianship system in Saudi Arabia. Women face systematic discrimination and are left exposed to domestic violence under the male guardianship system and have few places to turn when they face abuse, leading some women to undertake dangerous escape attempts to flee the country. New reporting from Australia sheds light on the risks Saudi women face fleeing abuse,…

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