Supporting Women and Journalists Rights in the US
In case you haven't seen this, just horrifying our "president" is condoning this behavior. It's time to call our Senators and Representative to stop this support. What utter immoral pigs. See Link for full story and all the groups working on actions. We are better than this.
Saudi Arabia Allegedly Tortured Women’s Rights Activists Before Khashoggi Murder
The torture of the jailed women allegedly included electric shock, whipping and sexual assault.
In the wake of the brutal torture and murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, multiple reports have surfaced alleging that the Saudi Arabian government has also tortured and sexually harassed imprisoned women’s rights activists.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b03b230f9d8470
At least eight female activists detained in the last year have reportedly been tortured by Saudi officials while in the nation’s Dhahban Prison, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to three separate testimonies obtained by Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch, the torture included electric shock, whipping, sleep deprivation tactics and sexual misconduct including forcible kissing, touching and sexual assault.
The activists showed physical evidence of torture that included red marks on the body, uncontrollable shaking in the hands; some were unable to walk or even stand. One testimony alleged that a woman was hung from the ceiling for a long period of time, and at least one activist attempted suicide multiple times while detained. The activists were also reportedly kept in solitary confinement for at least several months.
Human Rights Watch reported that it was “unclear whether [Saudi officials] were seeking to force the women to sign confessions or merely to punish them for their peaceful advocacy.”
The reports come just weeks after Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist and resident of the U.S., disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. It was later revealed that Khashoggi was tortured, dismembered and beheaded inside.
Any government that tortures women for demanding basic rights should face withering international criticism, not unblinking U.S. and U.K. support.Michael Page, Human Rights Watch deputy Middle East director
“Only a few weeks after the ruthless killing of Jamal Khashoggi, these shocking reports of torture, sexual harassment and other forms of ill-treatment, if verified, expose further outrageous human rights violations by the Saudi authorities,” Amnesty International’s Middle East research director Lynn Maalouf said on Tuesday.
“Saudi authorities are directly responsible for the well-being of these women and men in detention,” Maalouf continued. “Not only have they been deprived them of their liberty for months now, simply for peacefully expressing , they are also subjecting them to horrendous physical suffering.”
Re: Supporting Women and Journalists Rights in the US
I have just sent emails to Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein, Jared Huffman. The US needs to withdraw all support until the human rights abuses are addressed and Trump is censured for his undying support of these evil people.
The more I read more, the worse it gets. Saudi Arabia Seeks Its First Death Penalty Against Female Human Rights Activist
Five activists are on trial including Israa al-Ghomgham, the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for non-violent offenses.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for rights-related work. Charges against her include incitement to protest and providing moral support to rioters.
Re: Supporting Women and Journalists Rights in the US
When is enough enough. Please take actions to reign in this pretend president.
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I have just sent emails to Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein, Jared Huffman. The US needs to withdraw all support until the human rights abuses are addressed and Trump is censured for his undying support of these evil people.
The more I read more, the worse it gets.
Saudi Arabia Seeks Its First Death Penalty Against Female Human Rights Activist
Five activists are on trial including Israa al-Ghomgham, the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for non-violent offenses.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for rights-related work. Charges against her include incitement to protest and providing moral support to rioters.
