Amnesty International presents this submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in advance of the review of Saudi Arabia’s fifth periodic report on measures taken to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Convention). The submission focuses on legislative changes in Saudi Arabia that codify gender-based discrimination and the crackdown on women human rights defenders and activists. It is not an exhaustive account of discrimination faced by women in Saudi Arabia.
