SAUDI ARABIA – MORE WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARRESTED – UN ALARMED

The UN has expressed concern over the continuing and “apparently arbitrary” crackdown on Saudi human rights activists after two more prominent female campaigners were arrested in the kingdom. Samar Badawi, an internationally recognised activist, and Nassima al-Sadah, a co-founding member of Al-Adalah Center for Human Rights, were detained earlier this week. At least 15 prominent …