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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gao seng who wrote (34502)	10/19/2001 10:49:20 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Maybe the Saudi's could send some money to people that were wrongfully maimed in public squares... This is going to be a war of strange bedfellows. Doesn't it seem odd to that our main ally in the Arab world has a monarchy, no free press or elections, rampant corruption and a misogynistic patriarchal social system that prefers medieval methods of law enforcement? Hmmm. I guess not. amnesty.org A hand cut off or a foot and hand cut off - such irrevocable punishments that amount to torture are imposed in Saudi Arabia for theft and burglary after grossly unfair trials. Amnesty International knows of 90 cases of judicial amputations between 1981 and December 1999, but the true total may be far higher. In acceding to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 1997, Saudi Arabia voluntarily committed itself to prevent torture and is obliged not to impose any punishments that amount to torture or gross ill-treatment.