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Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2020 nominee: LOUJAIN AL-HATHLOUL

Loujain al-Hathloul (Saudi Arabia) The nominee is one of the leaders of the Saudi feminist movement. Ms al-Hathloul is a prominent womens’ rights activist known for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia and for opposing the Saudi male guardianship system. She has been detained on several occasions, sentenced and has been in prison since 2018. https://www.vaclavhavel.cz/en/trojice-finalistu-ceny-vh-za-lidska-prava-2020