Terrible

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In Saudi Arabia, a court has ordered that a young woman who was gang raped to be whipped 200 times. The original sentence was 90 lashes, but it was increased when her attorney appealed the sentence.

The young woman was in a car with a non-relative when she and the young man were kidnapped and raped by 7 men. The fact she was secluded with a man either not her husband or a relation is what the judges found so offensive. They did acknowledge that they believed she had not committed "adultery" -- just was alone with a man. She was alone with that man because she was on the verge of being married and wanted some photographs back that the other young man had.

There seems to be a large degree of punishing this young woman because the judges dislike her attorney. Her attorney has spoken out in favor of human rights in the past.

I find this story absolutely horrifying. At the same time, the public outcry and support from the young woman's husband lead me to believe that perhaps there is a movement to create some real rights for women in a country that subjugates them so thoroughly. And, makes me a little more grateful for our systems - flaws and all.