Speaking in parliament yesterday (07), the minister said that 91 of this number have been sexually abused in Saudi Arabia while 40 have been sexually abused in Kuwait. In addition, 26 and 17 have been sexually abused in Jordan and UAE respectively.

Also, 11, 07 and 04 Sri Lankan women have been sexually abused in Oman, Bahrain and Lebanon respectively, she added.

The figures, reported in the last four years stand as follows.

2010 - 57
2011 - 38
2012 - 46
2013 - 40
2014 - 18