Lina al-Hathloul (also spelled Lina Alhathloul) is a
Saudi Saudi may refer to:
* Saudi Arabia
* Saudis, people from Saudi Arabia
* Saudi culture, the culture of Saudi Arabia
* House of Saud
The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is c ...
human rights
Human rights are Morality, moral principles or Social norm, normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for ce ...
activist and the sister of
Loujain al-Hathloul
Loujain al-Hathloul ( ar, لجين الهذلول ''Lujjayn al-Hadhlūl''; born 31 July 1989) is a Saudi women's rights activist, a social media figure, and political prisoner. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia. Al-Hathloul ...
, the women's rights activist and political prisoner.
Education
Al-Hathloul holds a
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
in law from
Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Advocacy
After her sister had been kidnapped and imprisoned by the Saudi government for refusing to abide by the country's ban on women driving automobiles, Lina has taken up the cause of exposing the poor conditions of the Saudi prison system and the torture that inmates face. In addition to exposing the nation's human rights abuses, Lina and her brother aim to secure the release of Loujain, as well as other political prisoners. Lina Al-Hathloul now serves as Head of Monitoring and Advocacy at
ALQST
ALQST or Al Qst ( ar, منظمة القسط) is a human rights organisation that documents and promotes human rights in Saudi Arabia, with a team in Saudi Arabia that researches cases and a team in London that publishes reports and news.
Aims an ...
for Human Rights.
In 2022, she published a book with Uma Mishra-Newbery and
Rebecca Green, named: "Loujain Dreams Of Sunflowers"
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References
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Living people
Saudi Arabian human rights activists
Women human rights activists
Year of birth missing (living people)