Much has been written about the abuse of human rights in Saudi Arabia as the royal family follow a strict version of Sharia (Islamic law). Women's rights in Saudi Arabia is a controversial issue yet there are different views depending on your background and culture.
Two Saudi women journalists attend a news conference for the UN Commission on Human Rights in Riyadh, October 2002.
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Click on the numbers to read the views of five women that live in Saudi Arabia.
When you have read the five different viewpoints have a go at answering these questions:
- Who said what? Match the viewpoints 1-5 to the following:
- A human rights campaigner
- A Saudi woman
- An expat from Canada
- A migrant worker from Indonesia
- A businesswoman from Jordan
- From each viewpoint, pick out key words that summarise the way in which they see the position of women in Saudi Arabia.
- How would you feel as a woman living in Saudi Arabia?
For more information on human rights issues in Saudi Arabia, visit http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/saudi/ or http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2002.nsf/mde/saudi+arabia!Open for Amnesty International's most recent reports on the country.
