[2] Flogging was also a possible punishment until April 2020 when it was abolished by the order of the Saudi Supreme Court General Commission.
[5] If the parties are also charged with adultery, fornication and sodomy, which can apply to both the prostitute and the client since all sexual activity outside a lawful marriage is illegal, the punishment can be death.
[10] Female slaves were used as nurses in Saudi Arabia, a profession which was equated with prostitution.
[11] After the abolition of slavery in Saudi Arabia in 1962, former slaves were often forced to rely on prostitution to survive.
[12] Saudi Arabia is a destination country for women subjected to forced prostitution.