EU Seeks Details From Saudi Arabia on Women Human Rights Arrests Amid Canada Row

EU Seeks Details From Saudi Arabia on Women Human Rights Arrests Amid Canada Row
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrives for NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium on July 12, 2018. Tatyana Zenkovich/Pool via REUTERS
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The European Union has asked Saudi Arabia to shed light on the arrests and charges facing women human rights activists, saying that the detainees should be granted due process to defend themselves.

Saudi Arabia has in recent months detained several women’s rights activists, some of whom had campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the kingdom’s male guardianship system.