Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi sentenced to 100 lashes for out-of-wedlock birth

A Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 100 lashes for having a child out of wedlock, despite Riyadh's 2020 abolition of flogging for most offenses. The case highlights the gap between Saudi reforms and the treatment of migrant workers, and underscores the continued application of conservative legal practices.

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