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UN human rights watchdog orders Saudi Arabia to stop stoning children
People over 15-years-old in the Kingdom are tried as adults and can be executed
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…