Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

SAUDI ARABIA ELECTROCUTED, FLOGGED AND SEXUALLY ABUSED FEMALE ACTIVISTS, HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT SAYS
https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-electrocuted-flogged-and-sexually-abused-female-activists-human-1226479

Saudi female activists were regularly tortured while held for interrogation, according to a new report from human rights groups that alleged a wide range of abuses.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch both issued statements Tuesday detailing the brutality afforded to female activists at the deeply conservative kingdom’s Dhahban Prison.

At least 10 women—including prominent activists who had fought for the right of women to drive—and seven men are currently detained in relation to human rights work, all on the pretence of national security concerns, the charities said.

The testimonies were all anonymous, as the sources feared for their safety and the safety of the detained activists in question.

Those held include Loujain al-Hathloul, Eman al-Nafjan and Aziza al-Yousef, all of whom had long campaigned for the right of women to drive before the ban was lifted in June. Though the new freedoms were allowed, several of those who fought for them were detained simultaneously.

Dana Ahmed, a researcher at Amnesty, noted that none of those detained had been charged with any crimes, The Guardian reported.

Citing three anonymous testimonies it had obtained, Amnesty said activists were repeatedly given electric shocks and flogged, leaving some unable to walk or even stand up. In one particularly brutal session, one prisoner was hung from the ceiling.

One of the detained women also said she was subjected to sexual abuse by Saudi interrogators, who were wearing face masks at the time.

Human Rights Watch quoted “informed sources” who said at least three female prisoners had been whipped, electrocuted and subjected to “forcible hugging and kissing.” The organization noted it was unclear whether interrogators were hoping to extract information or simply punishing the women for their activism.

Amnesty said the abuse left prisoners suffering from uncontrolled shaking of their hands and marks on their faces and necks.

A long-time adversary of human rights groups, Saudi Arabia’s authoritarian government is under the spotlight following the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country’s Istanbul Consulate on October 2.

Many, including the CIA, suspect de facto ruler crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to have ordered the k*****g and directed the subsequent failed cover-up. Though Saudi officials have now admitted that Khashoggi—a columnist for The Washington Post—was murdered, his remains are yet to be found.

The crown prince and his father—the ruling King Salman—have steadfastly refused to accept any culpability. They have been assisted by President Donald Trump’s repeated backing of the family and his automatic dismissal of all evidence pointing to its involvement in the murder of the journalist, who was U.S. resident.

Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty’s Middle East research director, said the activists' report “exposes further outrageous human rights violations by the Saudi authorities,” just weeks after Khashoggi’s “ruthless k*****g.”

Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, added: “Any brutal torture of Saudi women activists would show no limit to the Saudi authorities’ campaign of wanton cruelty against critics and human rights activists.

“Any government that tortures women for demanding basic rights should face withering international criticism, not unblinking U.S. and U.K. support,” Page said.

EyeSawYou

OH God here we go again with the blatant Liberal hypocrisy.

Obama, in an awkward twist, becomes Saudi Arabia's defender
Long a critic, the president now finds himself in the uncomfortable spot of protecting the austere desert monarchy from Congress.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/obama-saudi-arabia-228521


Obama vetoes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-vetoes-bill-allowing-911-victims-to-sue-saudi-arabia/

"Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation has accepted tens of millions of dollars in donations from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Algeria..ect

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

Forgot what this thread was about again, troll?

Or, was it more about this...

EyeSawYou

LOLM just doing my duty to expose your habitual hypocrisy and lies, you seem to forget history, you condemn Trump for many things Obama did in a similar situation....you are a hypocrite. Cept Obama vetoed a bill protecting Saudi Arabia from lawsuits from 9/11 victims.

Keenan Loc: Central Coast California

T***SLATION: "I'm just doing my job as a blind Trump cultist and loyal N**i to play defense and divert every true criticism of my beloved cult leader to "but but but Obama..." or "but but but Hillary...", because I can't defend Trump's d********g psychopathic behavior."

EyeSawYou

LOLOLOL TRIGGERED when you are cornered by your own lies and hypocrisy.....you are losing this argument bad. lol

EyeSawYou

OH God here we go again with the blatant Liberal hypocrisy.

Obama, in an awkward twist, becomes Saudi Arabia's defender
Long a critic, the president now finds himself in the uncomfortable spot of protecting the austere desert monarchy from Congress.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/obama-saudi-arabia-228521


Obama vetoes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-vetoes-bill-allowing-911-victims-to-sue-saudi-arabia/

"Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation has accepted tens of millions of dollars in donations from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Algeria..ect

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-faces-test-of-record-aiding-women.html

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Yes, this thread is about you exposing your hypocrisy.

The Saudis are barbarians, this is no secret.

Saudi money has great influence on our politics, this is no secret.

This has been true for decades.

The party fanboys are only concerned when the other team plays with the Saudis.

You have obediently proven this.

Good serf.

jcs Loc: USA

Hey Keenan ,
so where was the outrage from you and the "withering" international scum left wing f**e news when Obama went there and sucked the Saudi Kings dick , in PUBLIC ?

Rose42

The US has long ignored Saudi atrocities. This isn't unique to Trump, Obama, Bush II, Clinton, Bush I, etc.

The US has long ignored how women are treated in Muslim countries.

Amazing how people pretend to care now because of Trump. Maybe a side effect will be more outrage though I doubt it.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

No, the point of this thread was to prove what a good serf you are.

These activities by the saudis have been going on since at least the Truman regime with knowledge by the USA.

Had you condemned the Saudis for such acts and the string of USA regimes for turning a blind eye to it, you would have some credit.

But, your obedient nature won't allow that it seems.

Instead you give a pass to all who came before and focus your h**e at one individual ... and I have no doubt that had there been a third Clinton term the results from the Saudis would have been no different, and that you would be blindly defending Hillary as innocent.

Your hyper partisan nature cannot be hidden and your true motivation ... to troll up some more h**e ... cannot be denied.

idaholover Loc: Nampa ID

I'll have more luck cleaning Idaho's forest floor than you will solving this Bunky! Your feigned outrage is hilarious.

https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/wr2016_web.pdf

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

While you may be unaware of it, the world has changed a bit since Truman.