March 29, 2019
Waleed Abu al-Khair, unlawfully imprisoned for his work as a human rights lawyer since 15 April 2014, has been nominated for the 2019
American Bar Association Human Rights Award jointly by LRWC, Lawyers for Lawyers, Union Internationale des Avocats and the Law Society of England and Wales.
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JOINT NOMINATION LETTER
In accordance with the request of the American Bar Association (ABA) for nominees for the 2019 ABA International Human Rights Award, the following organizations —Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW) and the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) —recommend and nominate human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair of Saudi Arabia for the 2019 ABA International Human Rights Award.
Waleed Abu al-Khair is one of the best-known advocates for democratic and human rights reform in Saudi Arabia. He has used the written and spoken word coupled with his legal knowledge to fearlessly advocate for reforms to improve the lives of all in Saudi Arabia by calling on the Government of Saudi Arabia to allow its citizens to enjoy internationally protected rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly and the right to participate directly and indirectly in public affairs. He has done this work through writing and public speaking, by representing causes and clients unpopular with the Government of Saudi Arabia, by providing a safe space for peaceful discussion of issues of public concern and by providing people with an example of responsible advocacy for justice for all. At the risk of his own personal and professional safety and security, Waleed Abu al-Khair persisted in using his training and skills as a lawyer to be an outspoken advocate for an elected parliament, an independent judiciary, a constitutional monarchy and recognition of internationally protected human rights. He has also advocated on behalf of prisoners of conscience and written many articles identifying human rights abuses and the need for legal reform. He recommended reliance on the rule of law and proper legal procedures to effect reform and settle disputes and differences of opinion and never advocated or used violence as a means of opposition.
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https://www.lrwc.org/saudi-arabia-waleed-abu-al-khair-update-wgad/
https://www.lrwc.org/saudi-arabia-arbitrary-detention-of-samar-badawi-working-paper/
https://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2019/03/25/al-qahtani-mistreatment/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleed_Abulkhair
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waleed_Abu_al-Khair (FRANCAIS)
Tagged: ABA International Human Rights Award, American Bar Association, Law Society of England & Wales, Lawyers for Lawyers, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, Saudi Arabia, Union internationale des avocats
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