International Statements in support of Loujain from
and many others
2021
February 2021 - President Biden praises Saudi Arabia's release of women's rights activist Loujain Al Hathloul.
February 2021 - President Macron praises release of women's rights activist Loujain Al Hathloul.
February 2021 - Dutch Minister of foreign affairs welcomes Saudi Arabia's release of Loujain AlHathloul
February 2021 - German foreign affairs express their joy that Loujain AlHathloul is released
February 2021 - Canada welcomes the release of Loujain AlHathloul and Nouf AbdulAziz
February 2021 - Norway “So happy to hear that Loujain AlHathloul is finally safe at home after being imprisoned for than 1000 days.”
July 2021 - The European Parliament condemns Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights violations, and calls for a lift of travel ban on Loujain & her family
2020
February 2020 - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women published a statement on the occasion of the second anniversary of the participation of detained Saudi women human rights defender Loujain AlHathloul in the Committee’s review of Saudi Arabia
March 2020 - The United States’ State Department released a 2019 Human Rights Report on Saudi Arabia, detailing numerous violations of human rights standards in the Kingdom, including the jailing of Alhathloul.
May 2020 - Amnesty International reported that Saudi authorities have detained AlHathloul since May 2018, after she campaigned publicly for women’s equality.
June 2020 - The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that AlHathloul’s imprisonment violated international law.
August 2020 - US State department tweets “Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul spent her 31st birthday in prison, where she has been since 2018. Her family hasn't heard from her since June. We are concerned for her safety and again call for her release.”
September 2020 - Denmark delivered a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of 35 States raising their concerns over the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia and calling for the release of Alhathloul and other women human rights defenders.
October 2020 - The European Parliament urged the EU to snub Saudi G20 for its ongoing human rights violations, including the imprisonment of Loujain AlHathloul
October 2020 - Mayors (Los Angeles, New York, Paris and London) boycott the U20 (G20) standing in solidarity with the victims of the Saudi regime, including Loujain Alhathloul
October 2020 - European Resolution urging the EU to downgrade its representation at the G20 summit.
November 2020 - German Parliament (Human Rights committee) statement on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia on the occasion of the G20 summit
November 2020 - German MP Omid Nouripour sponsors Loujain
November 2020 - German MPS joint statement urging the governmental to advocate for Loujain’s release
November 2020 - United States Senate Committe on Foreign relations issues a bipartisan call for saudi government to release wrongfully detained women political prisoners
November 2020 - United States State department tweets its concerns about the deferral of Loujain al-Hathloul & Samar Badawi to a Saudi terrorism court.
November 2020 - Joint statement by 7 European Human Rights Ambassadors on women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia
December 2020 - OHCHR | Saudi Arabia: UN experts alarmed by Loujain Al-Hathloul trial, call for immediate release
December 2020 - The Global Affairs Canada response to request re: sentencing of Loujain AlHathloul
December 2020 - Hervé Morin, Président de la Région Normandie tweets about Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - US Senate Foreign Relations Committee tweets its disapointment regarding Loujain’s sentence
December 2020 - Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security advisor comments Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - French ministry of foreign affairs calls for the release of Loujain and tweets it
December 2020 - UN Human Rights Statment regarding Loujain’s sentence
December 2020 - HR spokesperson of German ministry of foreign affairs comments Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - Tom Lantos HR Commission tweets about Loujain’s sentence
December 2020 - USCRIF tweets about Loujain’s sentence
December 2020 - Cale Brown, Deputy Spokesperson under Pompeo, tweets about Loujain’s sentence
December 2020 - Statement by the Mayor of Mannheim (Germany) on Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - Statement by the Mayor of Paris on Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - Belgium ministry of foreign affairs comments Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - The EU external services comments Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - The Netherlands ministry of foreign affairs comments Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - Eamon Gilmore, the EU Representative for Human Rights tweets : “ I hope that Loujain will be released very soon”.
December 2020 - German ministry of foreign affairs comments Loujain’s sentencing
December 2020 - Norway ministry of foreign affairs comments Loujain’s sentencing
2019
February 2019 - UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Saudi Arabia to release Alhathloul.
February 2019 - The European Parliament voted on a resolution urging Saudi Arabia to “publicly guarantee the safety of all detained activists, allow the detained women access to lawyers and family members, provide evidence of their wellbeing, and release those jailed solely for peacefully advocating reform”
March 2019 - Human Rights Watch issued a statement calling for the immediate release of human rights activists jailed for their advocacy work, including AlHathloul.
March 2019 - Iceland’s UN Ambassador delivered a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council, on behalf of 36 countries calling for the release of all Saudi prisoners who had been detained for exercising free speech.
March 2019 -French president Emmanuel Macron highlighted the situation and the courage of imprisoned Loujain AlHathloul.
June 2019 - Belgian Minister of Finance and Development cooperation, Alexander De Croo, meets with sister of Loujain and discusses the situation of women activists in Saudi Arabia and reiterates its concerns about the situation of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.
June 2019 - Joint Follow Up NGO Report on Saudi Arabia to the UN Committee Against Torture
September 2019 - UN experts from 12 nations across the globe, urge freedom for Loujain Al-Hathloul after 500 days in prison.
September 2019 - Australia leads 23 Members States in calling for an end to the impunity of Saudi Arabia in its continuous human rights violations
November 2019 - Dutch Minister of foreign affairs Stef Blok tweets “I met with Saudi minister Al Jubeir. We discussed the security situation in the Gulf and other issues of mutual interest. Also addressed my concerns about Loujain al Hathloul and other detained activists. Repeated EU’s call for an independent investigation into Khashoggi’s death.”
2018
June 2018 - UN Experts lead calls to free Saudi WHRDs
July 2018 - Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern on continuing arrests of Saudi WHRDs