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Detained women in Saudi Arabia reported tortured (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News November 30, 2018

The reports allege that torture by Saudi authorities included administering electric shocks, whipping the women on their thighs, and forcible hugging and kissing.
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