Rothna Begum is the women’s rights researcher for the Middle East and North Africa region at Human Rights Watch. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/rothna-begum/rss en Politics and Policy Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:25:50 +0000 Rothna Begum https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/09/29/the-brave-female-activists-who-fought-to-lift-saudi-arabias-driving-ban https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/09/29/the-brave-female-activists-who-fought-to-lift-saudi-arabias-driving-ban Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on women driving, after 17 years of protest from committed women’s rights activists. Now the government must make sure they have exactly the same driving rights as men, says Rothna Begum of Human Rights Watch.