The BBC article conveniently forgets to mention that Saudi law is based on islamic law. The charges were dropped against the Saudi couple because whatever the "right hands [possesses]" may be treated as slaves. A lot of maids in Saudi Arabia are treated as such. BBC
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Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi judges to overturn a decision to drop charges against a Saudi couple accused of severely abusing an Indonesian maid.
A judge in Riyadh awarded $670 damages to the maid, Nour Miyati, but dropped all charges against her employers.
The female employer, who admitted the abuse and was originally sentenced to 35 lashes, had her sentence overturned.
Human Rights Watch said the ruling on Monday was "outrageous", and sent "a dangerous message" to Saudi employers. Ms Miyati, 25, contracted gangrene after allegedly being tied up for a month and left without food in 2005. She had to have several fingers and toes amputated.
New York-based Human Rights Watch called for an appeals court to "impose stiff penalties on the employers, including imprisonment, and payment of significant financial compensation".
Saudi officials have not commented on the report.
'Impunity'
Human Rights Watch says Ms Miyati was treated in a Riyadh hospital in March 2005 for gangrene, malnourishment and other injuries.
All charges against Ms Miyati's male employer were dropped early in the investigation, Human Rights Watch says.
On Monday a Riyadh judge found the female employer not guilty, despite her earlier admission and "compelling physical evidence", the group says.
A prior Saudi judgement, subsequently overturned, had seen Ms Miyati convicted of falsely accusing her employers and sentenced to 79 lashes.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Charges Dropped Against Saudi Couple For Beating Maid
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Cut the bullshit....Saudi Arabia needs to be invaded and destroyed.For many reasons,human rights and for the king denying our President George.W.Bush needed oil production to ease the finacial attack on our country.The same reason why Japan attacked America.Thats just 2 reasons.It has to happen...
Another invasion is the last thing we need. The US is to blame for the reliance on Saudi oil. Shell, BP Amoco, the auto industry in Detroit - all worked hand in hand with Washington to make sure we weren't investing in alternative renewable energy sources in the 80s and 90s. And now when demand in the rest of the world has increased, we go begging the Saudi's to produce more oil? How spineless!!
Maybe if we didn't rely so much on their oil, we would have more moral authority and political might to do something about the Saudi human rights abuse issue - like a trade embargo OR other such sanctions. But we need their oil, much like we need the Chinese market and their cheap leaded plastic goods. So while these countries indulge in blatant human rights violations, all we can do is go beg for more oil and send our doped-up athletes to their Olympics.
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