E' da anni che faccio parte del circuito "take action" di Amnesty.
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Saudi Arabia: Woman victim of gang rape sentenced to 200 lashes
woman known as “the girl from al-Qatif†and her male companion were kidnapped at knifepoint by a gang of seven men shortly after they met in 2006. The male companion was attacked by the gang but then released. The woman however was raped by the gang.
The gang were convicted of kidnap and rape. However, the woman and her male companion, victims of the crime, were convicted in 2006 of being alone in private with a member of the opposite sex who was not an immediate family member “Khilwaâ€. They were sentenced originally to 90 lashes and when the woman and her lawyer sought to reject that verdict, it was actually increased to 200 lashes and a 6 month prison term.
Background
Flogging in Saudi Arabia is mandatory for a number of offences, including sexual offences, and can also be used at the discretion of judges as an alternative or addition to other punishments. The fact of an unrelated man and woman being alone together is deemed to be a crime in Saudi Arabia. The Special Rapporteur on torture stated that “corporal punishment is inconsistent with the prohibition of torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishmentâ€. Saudi Arabia is party to the Convention against Torture (CAT) and is therefore in violation of its treaty obligations. The application of such punishments to victims of crime and particularly to a survivor of gang-rape is additionally cruel and inhuman.
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AIUK : Actions : Saudi Arabia: Woman victim of gang rape sentenced to 200 lashes
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