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Saudi Women Granted Right to Drive
沙特阿拉伯女性獲得駕駛權
A royal decree has been issued in Saudi Arabia that gives women the right to drive. Until now, women in the kingdom have not been allowed to obtain a driver’s licence or drive a car. Saudi Arabia is the only country that has this ban. For years, human rights groups have rallied for women in the kingdom to have this basic right. Lifting the ban will allow many more women to go to work and will help save costs on hiring drivers. As female Saudi activist Manal Al-Sarif said, the decision was largely economic: “They cannot afford keeping women in the back seat.” The royal order will go into effect in June 2018.
沙特阿拉伯頒布了一項皇家法令，使女性獲得駕駛權。直到現在，該國女性還無權獲得駕照或駕駛車輛。沙特阿拉伯是唯一有此禁令的國家。這些年來，人權組織一直集結女性爭取這項基本權利。廢除這項禁令會讓更多女性擁有工作，并節省雇傭司機的費用。一名沙特阿拉伯女性積極分子馬娜爾·阿沙里夫說這項決定很大程度上是從經濟角度考慮的：“他們承擔不起不讓女性駕車費用。”這項皇家法令將在2018年6月開始生效。
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