According to a March 7, 2019 article in The New York Times, in a "landmark initiative", 36 member nations[Notes 4] of the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rebuked Saudi Arabia "for its aggressive crackdown on free expression."[12] It was the first time "states had ever confronted Saudi Arabia", who is a UNHRC member, over its human rights record.[12] The UNHRC statement specifically named Loujain Al-Hathloul, Eman Al-Nafjan, Aziza Al-Yousef, Nassima Al-Sadah, Samar Badawi, Nouf Abdelaziz, Hatoon Al-Fassi, Mohammed Al-Bajadi, Amal Al-Harbi and Shadan al-Anezi, all of whom were arrested in the May 2018 crackdown.[12]