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Ten activists detained in the Kingdom since last May were repeatedly tortured and sexually abused by Saudi authorities, according to reports received by Amnesty. One human-rights activist who has been arrested in Saudia Arabia is Loujain al-Hathloul, a friend of Meghan Markle, with the pair meeting through the Duchess of Sussex’s charity work before she married Prince Harry. Ms al-Hathloul was arrested over her human rights work last year, but it is not known if she among the detainees who were allegedly tortured.

It's not known if Loujain al-Hathloul, a pal of Meghan Markle, is among the detainees tortured

Waterboarding and electric shocks were used to torture activists, it is claimed.

One activist said interrogators forced water into her mouth as she was shouting while being tortured with two claiming they were forced to kiss.



Another woman was allegedly lied to by an interrogator that her family members had died and allowed to be believe it for a month.

Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International's Middle East research director, said: ”We are extremely concerned about the wellbeing of these activists, who have been in arbitrary detention for around nine months simply for standing up for human rights.