Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured

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(Beirut) – Informed sources say that Saudi interrogators tortured at least three of the Saudi women activists detained beginning in May 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The reports allege that torture by Saudi authorities included administering electric shocks, whipping the women on their thighs, and forcible hugging and kissing, Human Rights Watch said today. The sources were concerned that they and the activists would suffer reprisals if the women were identified publicly. Saudi Arabia should immediately and credibly investigate the allegations of abuse in detention. The authorities should…

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