by Rex Wockner
International News Briefs
Police arrested 67 mostly Filipino men for wearing women's clothing June 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The roundup took place at a private residence during a Philippines Independence Day party.
The men were charged with imitating women and possessing alcohol.
Similar arrests in the past have led to imprisonment and floggings.
"If the police in Saudi Arabia can arrest people simply because they don't like their clothes, no one is safe," said Human Rights Watch researcher Rasha Moumneh. "Arresting and charging people simply because the police decide that their appearance is unacceptable strikes at the heart of human freedom."
