Monday, November 19, 2007

[Saudi Arabia] Rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail / Guardian, 17 November 2007
http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/story/0,,2212583,00.html
Vicky Baker
"· Saudi woman punished for being alone with a man
· Lawyer specialising in women's rights suspended
A judge in Saudi Arabia has ordered a victim of gang rape to receive 200 lashes - more than double her original sentence for being alone with a man who was not a relative - after she appealed against the lenient sentences given to the men who attacked her. He also jailed her for six months."