Lina AlHathloul is the youngest sister of Loujain. Since her older sister was detained in May 2018, alongside more than a dozen other women human rights defenders. Lina has become one of the few family members able and willing to speak out on behalf of an incarcerated relative. A lawyer by training, Lina is based in Brussels and therefore more able to speak and travel freely--many relatives of Saudi political prisoners are subject to travel bans themselves and/or are cowed by fear of retaliation by the present Saudi government. Lina has become a tireless advocate for her sister Loujain and has spoken to numerous media outlets, at international events and gatherings, and to representatives of the U.S. government and the United Nations.
Lina continues to bring to light the widespread mistreatment and torture of prisoners such as her sister at the hands of the Saudi government.
Uma Mishra-Newbery is a global social justice and women’s rights leader, transformative speaker, former Executive Director of Women’s March Global, the initiator and facilitator for the Racial Equity Index, and an organizational strategy and racial equity consultant. Uma is a somatic abolitionist in training working to further understand the impact that race has on the physical body. She uses this knowledge in her consultancy work with organizations to provide grounded facilitation in the difficult conversations that can present around race, racism, and racial equity within organizations.
As a leader in the global women’s rights movement Uma has been interviewed by CNN, AlJazeera, Jane Dutton, Newsweek, Devex and published by Ms. Magazine, TIME, and IPS. Uma helped to bring Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain AlHathloul’s story to the United Nations and was instrumental in coordinating efforts for Lina AlHathloul’s first statement in support of Loujain at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Uma and Lina are co-authors of the children’s picture book, Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers.
Uma currently serves as a steering committee member for Women in Dev and is the initiator and facilitator of The Racial Equity Index. Uma has a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Cedar Crest College.
Rebecca Green is an American children's illustrator and author. Her debut picture book, How To Make Friends With A Ghost, won the Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design and was one of Globe and Mail 100 Best Books of 2017. Her illustrated titles include Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer, How To Be A Good Creature, The Unicorn in the Barn, and Kafka and The Doll. She also illustrated Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea (written by Elizabeth Suneby) which won the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books and was selected as part of the United Nations SDG Book Club. Editorial contributions appear in publications, such as Bravery Magazine (a quarterly print publication for girls and boys that features strong female role models), Illustoria Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Amnesty International. She was featured as an artist for The New York Times LIVE ART in 2017 and has shown work in galleries across the US and Japan. She currently lives in Osaka.