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A report by [[Human Rights Watch]] has concluded that a rape victim may be punished when they speak out against it in [[Saudi Arabia]]. In one case, the sentence of a victim was doubled for speaking out; and the court harassed the lawyer of the victim also, going so far as to cancel his professional licence.<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/|publisher=HRW}}</ref> | A report by [[Human Rights Watch]] has concluded that a rape victim may be punished when they speak out against it in [[Saudi Arabia]]. In one case, the sentence of a victim was doubled for speaking out; and the court harassed the lawyer of the victim also, going so far as to cancel his professional licence.<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=Saudi Arabia: Rape Victim Punished for Speaking Out |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/15/saudi-arabia-rape-victim-punished-speaking-out/|publisher=HRW}}</ref> | ||
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The continued enforcement of the discriminatory Zina Ordinance, inconsistent rulings by the courts, and gender bias in the criminal justice system makes it extraordinarily difficult for rape victims to get justice and continues to leave them vulnerable to wrongful prosecution for adultery or fornication.<ref>{{cite web |year=2020 |title=The State response to violence against Women|https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/pakistan/Pakhtml-06.htm|publisher=HRW}}</ref> | |||
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