United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 857 (110th)
Calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take immediate actions to drop all charges against the Saudi rape victim known as the "Qatif Girl".
Introduced
11 December 2007
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Condemns the Saudi judiciary for convicting the "Qatif Girl" on the charge of being alone in a car with a man she is not related to, as well as for the inhumane punishment to which she was sentenced. Calls on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to: (1) overturn the conviction and to drop all charges against the Saudi rape victim known as the "Qatif Girl" and (2) abolish such law as well as other laws that compromise women's freedom, dignity, and equality. Expresses sympathy for the "Qatif Girl."
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 December 2007
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Introduced in House · EN · 11 December 2007
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 December 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/857
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hres/857