RAPE CRISIS CALLS ON LOCAL MP'S TO CONTACT FOREIGN SECRETARY

The Rape Crisis Centre has called on Northern Ireland MP's to contact the Foreign Office to urge the Foreign Secretary to demand an emergency meeting with the Saudi Ambassador.

Rape Crisis spokeswoman Eileen Calder said: “We believe that members of parliament will be as outraged by this barbaric example of how Sharia Law treats women, as we and our clients are.
"It is imperative that MP's strive to ensure that the British Government do not follow the cowardly example of the United States whose refusal to condemn the torture of rape victims is appalling.
"It appears that oil rich Arab countries can torture, degrade, imprison and even kill innocent rape victims with impunity.
"Pressure needs to be brought to bear on the Saudis immediately by the International community and MP's in NI have a responsibility to reflect the outraged views of their constituents.”