Kenyan Domestic Worker Sentenced to 100 Lashes in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi court has sentenced a domestic worker from Kenya to 100 lashes for giving birth outside marriage.The ruling, issued last month, shows the limits of a decade of social and legal reforms in a kingdom where women can be jailed and punished for “illegal pregnancy.” The sentence is a harsh turn in what has…

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