Saudi Arabia prepares to outlaw sexual harassment
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Saudi Arabia is preparing to outlaw sexual harassment, a move campaigners hailed on Tuesday as a "paradigm shift" in the deeply conservative Islamic kingdom, which is set to lift a ban on women driving within weeks.
The Shura Council, an influential advisory body, approved a draft law on Monday that would introduce a sentence of up to five years in prison and a 300,000 SAR ($80,000) fine for harassment, said council member Lina Almaeena.
Almaeena said the approval from the council, which does not have legislative powers but can propose laws to the king and the cabinet, had come "at a very crucial time" as women became more visible on the streets.
