{"id":7804,"date":"2026-01-29T11:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/issue-update-the-saudi-guardianship-system\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:48:03","slug":"issue-update-the-saudi-guardianship-system","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/issue-update-the-saudi-guardianship-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue Update: The Saudi Guardianship System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" https: www.uscirf.gov themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Issue Update: The Saudi Guardianship System  <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-16146\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Saudi%20Guardianship%20Report%20103020_0.pdf\">Click here for the\u00a0Report on the Saudi Guardianship System<\/a><strong><span style=\"border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0in\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">This report describes Saudi Arabia\u2019s guardianship system and explains how it restricts religious freedom in the country. It briefly reviews the history of guardianship laws in Saudi Arabia and the key concepts in Islam that the Saudi government references in its singular interpretation of the religion. The report details the severe effects of guardianship laws on Saudi women, including limitations on their ability to marry, travel, attend university, and obtain medical care. The report recommends that the U.S. administration press the Saudi government to dismantle the religious guardianship system and free activists who have been jailed for peacefully protesting that system.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/issue-update-saudi-guardianship-system?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue Update: The Saudi Guardianship System Click here for the\u00a0Report on the Saudi Guardianship System \u00a0 This report describes Saudi Arabia\u2019s guardianship system and explains how it restricts religious freedom in the country. 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