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| Saudi torture condemned by UN |
| 2002-05-17 |
| The United Nations Committee against Torture has criticised Saudi Arabia over the amputations and floggings it carries out under Sharia Islamic law. At a meeting in Geneva, the committee said such penalties violated international conventions against cruel and degrading treatment. It recommended that the Saudi authorities re-examine their penal code. The criticism was presented to Saudi delegates who immediately rejected it, saying Sharia law expressly forbade torture. Doesn't forbid arrogance and cupidity, though, does it? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |