Radhya Al-Mutawakel
Radhya Al-Mutawakel | |
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Radhya al-Mutawakel on 11 September 2017 | |
| Born | 12 April 1976 |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Occupation(s) | Human rights defender, activist, organisational leader |
| Known for | Human rights activism, documenting violations of international humanitarian law, advocacy and campaigning on human rights |
| Spouse | Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih |
| Awards | Columbia Law School Global Advocate Award, won jointly with Abdulrasheed Al-Faqih Gulf Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for October 2017 |
Radhya Al-Mutawakel (Arabic: رضية المتوكل; born 12 April 1976) is a human rights defender and the Yemeni co-founder and chairperson of Mwatana Organisation For Human Rights, an independent organisation working to defend and protect human rights in Yemen. Al-Mutawakel and Mwatana's recent work has focused on documenting alleged human rights abuses by all parties to the current conflict in Yemen, including by the United States, the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi forces. She has briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, becoming the first person to do so, and has written widely and appeared in a range of media outlets, including Vice News, the Guardian, and The New Internationalist, talking about human rights violations during the conflict.
Al-Mutawakel was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2019.