Execution of Indonesian maid who killed employer while being raped

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I suggest anyone with a weak stomach not start down this rabbit hole. As someone probably more in the know than most, this is extremely common. There exist tons of videos, typically shared on Facebook, from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other likeminded places of owners beating, abusing, raping, and even killing their housemaids, often it seems just for fun. These 'housemaids' often come from India, the Philippines, Indonesia, and other countries in the area. (Housemaid in quotes, since many times they are legitimately slaves due to owners stealing their passports).

Why there isn't absolute outrage, embargo, or even war over this is beyond me...

If there isn't an embargo or war over the brutal assasination of a journalist, you think there is going to be over a maid?

> It was the fourth time in three years that Saudi Arabia had failed to notify Jakarta before executing an Indonesian migrant worker.

Holy shit.

If Saudi Arabia doesn't host the holy city of Mecca, I think Indonesia should already declare a war on them.

It gets worse..

> Ms Tursilawati was executed just a week after al-Jubeir, met his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, and Mr Widodo in Jakarta to discuss migrant workers' rights.

> During the meeting, Mr Marsudi emphasised the importance of having a mandatory consular notification before carrying out death penalties.

Sure enough, murder is worse than rape. But I'd argue capital punishment is even worse than murder.

And should be abolished, everywhere.

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