{"id":72561,"date":"2020-10-28T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/10\/28\/saudi-womens-summit-rights-groups-accuse-organisers-of-glossing-over-abuses\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T13:27:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T13:27:38","slug":"saudi-womens-summit-rights-groups-accuse-organisers-of-glossing-over-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/saudi-womens-summit-rights-groups-accuse-organisers-of-glossing-over-abuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi women&#8217;s summit: Rights groups accuse organisers of glossing over abuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k1Sx048hmnoQVTwpk6h\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition, we turn our attention to Saudi Arabia, which this week hosted the Women 20 (W2\u200b0) online summit, attended by some of the most powerful women from across the globe. 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