Two Indian housemaids in Saudi Arabia have been jailed for 10 years and sentenced to 2,000 lashes each for practising black magic.
The general court in Riyadh passed the sentence after a Saudi national filed a complaint, the Saudi Gazette reported. He said his two maids had used black magic to inflict harm on him and members of his family.
The women were found with talismans when they were arrested, said police.
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Many people from impoverished countries move to Saudi Arabia in their desperate search for a job and relatively good wages.
Once they arrive, however, they are granted few rights and many suffer abuse by their employers.
Human rights groups say maids work for months without pay, some are beaten and others are at risk of being falsely accused of crimes.
Nisha Varia, from Human Rights Watch, said Indonesian maids were at particularly high risk of being accused of witchcraft - a crime punishable by death. Full story...
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The general court in Riyadh passed the sentence after a Saudi national filed a complaint, the Saudi Gazette reported. He said his two maids had used black magic to inflict harm on him and members of his family.
The women were found with talismans when they were arrested, said police.
(...)
Many people from impoverished countries move to Saudi Arabia in their desperate search for a job and relatively good wages.
Once they arrive, however, they are granted few rights and many suffer abuse by their employers.
Human rights groups say maids work for months without pay, some are beaten and others are at risk of being falsely accused of crimes.
Nisha Varia, from Human Rights Watch, said Indonesian maids were at particularly high risk of being accused of witchcraft - a crime punishable by death. Full story...
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