Rights of women, minorities, poor ... long way to go yet

Real life is often infinitely more troubling than the fictional ones, as evidenced recently in this case of the Sri Lankan maid in Saudi Arabia:

"A Saudi couple tortured their Sri Lankan maid after she complained of a too heavy workload by hammering 24 nails into her hands, legs and forehead" reports Reuters

BBC adds:
"LP Ariyawathie, 49, told staff at Kamburupitiya Hospital her employer inflicted the injuries as a punishment.
X-rays showed that there were 24 nails and needles in her body. Doctors said those remaining inside her body posed no immediate threat to her life.
The nails were up to 2in (5cm) long, a hospital official said."

Just awful :(

Even if you aren't willing to, force yourself to watch this video news report and remind yourself that it is not a movie clip!