UN human rights watchdog orders Saudi Arabia to stop stoning children

[KamaAina]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-stoning-un-children-united-nations-a7349861.html

The United Nations has called on Saudi Arabia to repeal laws that allow stoning, amputation, flogging and execution of children.

Children over 15 years are tried as adults and can be executed, "after trials falling short of guarantees of due process and a fair trial", according to the report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

The committee's 18 independent experts analysed the kingdom's compliance record with a UN treaty protecting the rights of citizens under the age of 18.

Experts voiced concern that the Saudi government "still does not recognise girls as full subjects of rights and continues to severely discriminate (against) them in law and practice and to impose on them a system of male guardianship".

Couldn't ask for better allies than them, could we?

[Dr. Strange]

1. Just another day in Mormon-Land.

Crazy Mormons!

[JanMichael]

6. No. nt.

[Iggo]

2. That's our friends, right?

Our friends stone children.

[ileus]

3. UNable....I bet they'll get positive results on their request.

[Calculating]

5. Screw Saudi Arabia

We invaded the wrong country when we went into Iraq.

[LeftishBrit]

7. One of the worst human rights abusing countries, against a lot of competition sadly

[Initech]

8. Worst country on earth!

[romanic]

9. Stoning is bad enough.

But flogging and amputation!? JFC and these our allies? Smh