Rape Victims In Saudi Arabia

EDM number 354 in 2007-08, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 21/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Administration of justice, Human rights, Middle East, Sex discrimination and Sexual offences.

That this House is appalled that a 19 year old victim of gang rape has been sentenced to 200 lashes by Qatif General Court in Saudi Arabia; notes that her sentence was doubled because she spoke to the media; further notes that after representing her Abdulrahman Al-leikeim had his attorney's licence revoked; and therefore calls upon the Foreign Secretary to make the strongest possible representations to the Saudi Arabian Government over this grotesque abuse of women's rights.

This motion has been signed by a total of 68 MPs.