Olympics: For Saudi Women, Only a Starting Line

Olympics: For Saudi Women, Only a Starting Line

July 26th, 2012 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The participation of two Saudi female athletes in the London Olympics is an important first step but does not go far enough in addressing entrenched problems of gender discrimination in the kingdom. Saudi Arabia should end the effective ban preventing millions of women and girls from practicing sports inside the kingdom.

(London) – The participation of two Saudi female athletes in the London Olympics is an important first step but does not go far enough in addressing entrenched problems of gender discrimination in the kingdom, Human Rights Watch said today.