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Judge refuses to annul marriage of girl, 8


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Dec. 23
  Saudi Arabia: A Saudi judge refused to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man, a union arranged by the girl's father to settle his debts

May.23
  Saudi Arabia: Political science professor Matrook al-Faleh who is an outspoken human rights advocate was taken into custody
Apr.26 Blogger freed from jail  Saudi Arabia: Ahmed al-Omran was detained ostensibly because he supported reform advocates accused by the government of backing terrorism Feb.23 Men arrested for 'flirting'  Saudi Arabia: Prosecutors have begun investigating 57 young men who were arrested for flirting with girls at shopping centers in Mecca Jan.21 Rape case lawyer 'reinstated'
  Saudi Arabia: Lawyer and human rights activist Abdul Rahman al-Lahem represented a woman kidnapped and raped by seven men


year 2007 Top ^

Dec.5 Rape lawyer faces disciplinary hearing
  Saudi Arabia: The lawyer who represented a gang rape victim had his disciplinary hearing for'insulting the Supreme Judicial Council' postponed
Nov.27 FM: Court to review sentence
  Saudi Arabia: A court will review the case of a teenage gang rape victim sentenced to jail and flogging after she was convicted of violating the sex segregation law
Nov.24 Gov't: Rape victim had illegal affair
  Saudi Arabia: The government said that the woman had an 'illegitimate relationship' with a man who was not her husband Nov.21 Rape victim's husband blames judge  Saudi Arabia: The husband said his wife is 'a crushed human being,' but blamed a judge -- not the judicial system -- for treating her as a criminal Nov.19 Lawyer in rape victim plea  Saudi Arabia: A human rights attorney is asking the government to allow him to represent a woman who was gang-raped -- and then sentenced to prison

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May.25 Religious police face curbs
  Saudi Arabia: Public prosecutors would now handle the cases of those arrested for moral offences

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Jun.3 US report warns key Gulf allies  The US has said 8 more countries could face sanctions for failing to fight human trafficking Apr.8 Islamic games begin without women  Saudi Arabia: The first-ever Islamic Games kicked off in Mecca with over 6,000 sportsmen from 50 countries

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Jul.24 Al Jazeera shutdown rescinded  Iraq: A flap over the proper title for Saddam prompted Al Jazeera to temporarily shut down its Baghdad office

year 2001 Top ^

Jan.15 Court rejects women's rights  Kuwait: Highest court rejected a case for women to have the right to vote and run for office

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