Saudi Arabia is reportedly ditching laws that allowed men to control women's travel with a government app, after a global backlash
A senior Saudi government source told The Wall Street Journal that women over 18 will no longer need male permission to travel, after a directive"from the top."
In January INSIDER reported how Absher, a Saudi government app, gave digital expression to the travel restriction laws,Rights groups slammed the app, and Apple and Google for hosting it on their app stores, though both companies continued to host the app. Saudi Arabia's guardianship laws often require women to get permission for the most basic tasks, like leaving the house or spending money. These provisions will not change, the Journal said.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly ending laws which require women to get permission from a man before leaving the country., which allowed men to enforce the permissions system via their smartphones.. It cited a senior government source saying the change had come"from the top" and will be enacted some time this year.The plan, according to the Journal, would end one of the most contentious elements of the Saudi guardianship system.
Under the system, every woman needs a named male guardian to give his permission for her to marry, to work, and also to travel. While most of the provisions would remain, the Journal said, the travel part will be removed.had brought the much-criticized guardianship system into the digital age, and was inhibiting women who try to flee repression in Saudi Arabia.
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