Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia often suffer abuse that in some cases amounts to slavery, as well as sexual violence and lashings for spurious allegations of theft or witchcraft, a human rights group said Tuesday. A 133-page report by Human Rights Watch urged Saudi Arabia to implement labor, immigration and criminal justice reforms to protect the workers, saying employers often face no punishment for abusing their employees. Rather than receiving justice, the report said that domestic workers _ most of them from Asia _ are more likely to face counteraccusations of witchcraft, theft or adultery. ...
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