Saudi Arabia Defend Punishment of Rape Victim

Apropos the news item "Saudis defend punishment for rape victim" www.yahoonews.com made a surprising and shocking reading.

The Saudi judiciary defended a court verdict that sentenced a 19-year-old victim of a gang rape to six months in jail and 200 lashes because she was with an unrelated male when they were attacked. The Shiite Muslim woman had initially been sentenced to 90 lashes after being convicted of violating Saudi Arabia's rigid Islamic law requiring segregation of the sexes." How sad the treatment meted out to the 19 year old lady in question.

Such double standard in punishment in the name of religion is nothing but a barbarian act. Such outrageous and barbaric act should be condemned by all right thinking people. It's not an internal matter of Saudi Arabia, but a matter concerned with the entire women community of the world. God made humans with equal rights and status, of course a bit lower position in obedience. But man made, serious regulations and rules to depress them to the ground. This is a serious matter and is followed by some religious groups. Some sections of the society very religiously follow it. This should be checked and regulated. We have just celebrated yet another Woman's Day with much pomp and pleasure. But most of the women flocks conditions and their fates are still on the balance.

The so called champions of human rights-The US and UK's-deep silence in this matter was very distressing. Such action from any country how powerful they may be should be condemned by one and all.