RIYADH - The chairman of the government-run National Human Rights Association, Dr. Bandar Al-Hajjar announced that the Association has finished work on a bill allowing women to practice law in the Kingdom's courtrooms.
The bill is now expected to wind its way through the legislative process with various government agencies weighing in on its merits, told Arabic daily newspaper Al-Madina.
In addition to announcing the promulgation of the bill, Al-Hajjar made public statistics pertaining to the Association's work.
According to Al-Hijjar, the Association has registered 490 cases, 431 of which were filed against the judiciary. In 52 cases, claimants complained about ill- treatment on the part of judges hearing their cases.
Al-Hajjar indicated that the Association has intervened in cases where the object of the complaint became bogged down in protracted proceedings. Other cases involved claims for identification or requests for lifting a ban on travel.
Al-Hajjar added that judicial cases reported to the Association represented 6% of the total 12,000 cases.
He said that the Association has reviewed 1,927 administrative cases of arbitrary termination, psychological violence against employees, arbitrary transfer and injuries resulting from environmental pollution.
Al-Hajjar also noted that 63 percent of the cases were filed by Saudis, 5 percent by Egyptians, 3 percent by Yemenis and 29 percent by other nationalities.
The Association was successful in resolving between 75 and 85 percent of cases that were referred to it.
Some 594 cases related to claims of financial entitlements of workers, 374 of which were filed against sponsors.
Al-Hajjar also said that the Association has communicated with more than 1510 local and international agencies concerned with prisoners.
-The Saudi Gazette
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