Saudi Arabia sentences Kenya domestic worker to 100 lashes for birth outside marriage

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 [...] The post Saudi Arabia sentences Kenya domestic worker to 100 lashes for birth outside marriage appeared first on Kahawatungu.