700 - Modern Discussion- Say no to the abuse of 19 year old woman in Saudi Arabia

Say no to the abuse of 19 year old woman in Saudi Arabia

The Progressive Centre for Women Equalization Studies and Research (P.C.W.E.S.R), strongly object to the lawsuit against a young woman resulting in a sentence of 200 lashings and 6 months in prison after having been subjected to gang rape. The woman is a victim of a totally destructive human rights violation exercised by the Saudi Arabian society on top of the violation of being raped.
In March 2006 the woman was abducted with a friend and exposed to rape by 7 men. In October the men were sentenced to 2-3 years in prisen, while the woman herself was sentenced to 90 lashings, because Saudi Arabian law forbids a woman to meet with a man to whom she is not related. The woman and her solicitor appealed the sentence, whereupon the men were sentenced to 2-9 years in prison. The woman s sentence was increased to 200 lashings and 6 months in prison.
The judge disbarred the woman s solicitor, and the solicitor may now be suspended for 3 years.

We the undersigned’s and the Progressive Centre for Women Equalization Studies and Research appeals to women s and human rights organisations worldwide and call on the international community to pressure the Saudi Arabian government to denounce the sentence of the 19-year old woman and respect the woman’s rights.

P.C.W.E.S.R
Progressive Centre for Women Equalization Studies and Research
http://www.pcwesr.org
Contact : Bayan Salih Bgubrail@yahoo.dk

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Undersigned’s and P.C.W.E.S.R
Bgubrail@yahoo.dk
2007 / 11 / 23