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February 5, 2019

U.K. Panel: Saudi Arabia Responsible for Abuse of Women Activists
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A panel including three British members of Parliament concluded that the
"highest levels of Saudi authority" are responsible for the "cruel,
inhuman and degrading" treatment of women activists and may be in
violation of international law. The panel looked at reports from human
rights groups detailing the fates of women activists jailed after
campaigning for the right to drive and an end to the male guardianship
system. The women include Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent women's
rights advocate who has been arrested several times. Amnesty
International says that activists were sexually harassed, electrocuted,
flogged and subjected to death threats.


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