The Saudi National Society for Human Rights (NSHR), the government affiliated group different from Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) [see story below] is also at work. It has started to use a new tool, DNA analysis, to establish paternity in the case of rape. This is an extremely expensive test—for the woman involved—but its use chips away at the presumption of innocence that many Saudi males seem to enjoy when it comes to “He said; She said” arguments. Unfortunately, in a way, it does nothing for those who are raped but who avoid pregnancy.

Here, as reported by Arab News, an Indonesian maid claiming that she was raped by her employer’s son, has established that he is the father of her child. The NSHR is looking to get her rights enforced, with assistance from the Indonesian Embassy.

DNA test proves Indonesian maid’s fatherhood claim
Laura Bashraheel I Arab News

JEDDAH: A DNA test has proved that the child born to an Indonesian maid who claimed she was raped is that of her alleged 18-year-old Saudi attacker.

The 25-year-old maid alleged that the youth, who was 17 at the time, raped her in early 2007 while she worked for his family, a claim that was previously rejected by the family and the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution (BIP) in Riyadh.

Nasser Al-Dandani, a lawyer representing the Indonesian Embassy, said he now hopes the case would be reopened.

“We sent a letter to the Human Rights Commission which helped to prove the child’s parenthood … we are now waiting for the final verdict after we proved that the child is the youth’s son,” said Al-Dandani, adding that the HRC and its Chairman Turki Al-Sudairi have been very sympathetic and cooperative.
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