05-17-2014, 02:38 PM
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Saw this on the news a few days ago:
From the Amnesty International website:
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URGENT ACTION
WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HER BELIEFS
On 15 May, Meriam Yehya Ibrahim was sentenced to death by hanging for ?apostasy?, and to flogging for ?adultery?. She is a prisoner of conscience convicted because of her religious beliefs and identity.
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim is eight months pregnant and currently in detention with her 20-month-old son. On 15 May, her death sentence was handed down by a court in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, after she refused to recant her religion.
She had been given three days by the court to recant her faith after being convicted of ?adultery? and ?apostasy? on 11 May. Meriam was sentenced to death by hanging under Article 126 of the Sudan Criminal Code for ?apostasy?, and to 100 lashes under Article 146 for ?adultery?.
The date of the execution has not yet been announced. According to Sudan?s Criminal Code, a woman that is heavily pregnant cannot be executed before giving birth to her child and nursing him or her for two years. A government spokesperson has been quoted as saying that Meriam Yehya Ibrahim can appeal the ruling at a higher court.
Amnesty International considers the death penalty to be the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and a violation of the right to life and opposes its use in all cases and without exception, regardless of the nature of the crime. In addition, the punishment of flogging violates the absolute prohibition against torture and other ill-treatment in international human rights law.
Please write immediately in Arabic, English or your own language:
Urging the authorities to ensure that Meriam Yehya Ibrahim is released immediately and unconditionally because she is a prisoner of conscience, convicted solely because of her religious beliefs and identity;
Calling on the authorities to repeal Articles 126 and 146 that criminalize apostasy and adultery respectively, in conformity with Sudan?s obligations under international human rights law;
Calling on the authorities to establish a moratorium on executions, as a first step towards abolishing the death penalty, and to abolish the punishment of flogging.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 27 JUNE 2014 TO:
Minister of Justice
Mohamed Bushara Dousa Ministry of Justice, PO Box 302 Al Nil Avenue Khartoum
Sudan
Email: [email protected]
Salutation: Your Excellency
Also send copies to:
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ali Ahmed Karti Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box: 302, Republic Street Khartoum Sudan Fax: 01 249 183 772941
Salutation: Your Excellency
And copies to:
Minister of Interior
Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed Ministry of Interior, Email: [email protected]
PO Box 873
Chargé d?Affaires Emad Mirghani Altohamy Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan 2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008 Tele: 202 338 8565 I Fax: 1 202 667 2406
E-mail: [email protected] -OR- [email protected]
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Amnesty International - Urgent Action: Meriam Yehya Ibrahim
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