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Saudi women face uphill battle in abuse cases

By Abeer Allam in Riyadh

Published: August 24 2009 18:33 | Last updated: August 24 2009 18:33

When Lulwah Abdul Rahman protested against her father’s rejection of all would-be husbands because they were from outside her tribe, her life and career were shattered.

Her father locked her in the family home, revoked her right to work at a bank and beat her. When she filed a case to lift her father’s guardianship, he consigned her to a mental institution to “discipline” her, she says.

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