Kuwait is steadily falling backward in terms of women’s rights. Their failure to allow women equal rights and heavily discriminate against them to extreme levels is quite alarming. The Kuwaiti government punishes honor killings only with fines or superficial jail sentences. In addition, sexual abusers will face no punishment if they marry the victim with the permission of a guardian. While this is unthinkable in the West, such is the political climate in this country. Moreover, the addition of laws aimed at silencing whistle-blowers on social media came into effect this year.