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搶救!基督徒母親將在蘇丹被鞭刑和絞死!

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Mariem, husband, child

資料來源:Amnestay International

國際特赦組織 (2014年5月13日)  http://goo.gl/1e3ufl

 

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim (馬利亞.耶海雅.伊拉普欣),一位蘇丹的基督徒女性,遭指控犯了「通姦」和「叛教」並判決有罪,處於被宣判鞭刑和死刑的危險中。她是一位良心犯,目前和她一起被拘留的,是她20個月大的兒子。

 

馬利亞,一位27歲的蘇丹基督徒女性,正懷著8個月大的身孕(第二胎),5月11日被喀土穆(蘇丹首都)的法庭以「通姦」和「叛教」判決有罪。法院給馬利亞 3天時間公開放棄她的信仰。下次審訊日期為5月15日,那時她可能會被宣判鞭刑和死刑。

 

將「通姦」和「叛教」視為刑事犯罪是不符合國際人權法的-包括公民和政治權利公約-蘇丹也是締約國。將通姦刑事化違反了言論和結社自由,並且總是在執法過程中歧視女性。將叛教刑事化,則是與思想自由、信仰自由和宗教自由相互矛盾。馬利亞是良心犯,僅僅因為她的宗教信念和身分被判有罪,必須立即無條件釋放。

 

據報導,馬利亞由於嫁給一位南蘇丹的基督徒男子,於2013年8月遭家族成員告發通姦並被逮捕起訴。依據蘇丹施行的Shari’a法律,穆斯林女性不准嫁給非穆斯林男性,任何此類婚姻都被視為通姦。法院在2014年2月增列了叛教的控訴,當時馬利亞宣稱她是基督徒而非穆斯林。馬利亞說,她從小就是東正教基督徒,這也是她母親的信仰,因為馬利亞的父親從她童年時就不在了。

 

依據Shari’a法律第146條,馬利亞正面臨因通姦被宣判100 下鞭刑的危險。如果她拒絕公開放棄基督教信仰,依據蘇丹刑法第126條,她將面臨因叛教被處死刑的危險。鞭刑違反了國際人權法對於酷刑和其他不當對待的絕對禁止。國際特赦組織認為死刑是最殘忍、野蠻和羞辱的終極懲罰,違背了生存權;不論罪行的本質為何,國際特赦組織反對在任何情況下使用死刑,沒有例外。

 

 

【緊急行動】

 

「這些事你們既做在我這弟兄中一個最小的身上,就是做在我身上了。」(太25:40)

 

請立即將以下信件(包括英文和中文)寄給蘇丹政府:

 

我們強烈要求官方保證立即無條件釋放Meriam Yehya Ibrahim,因為她是良心犯,僅僅因為她的宗教信念和身分被判有罪;我們要求官方依次廢除將叛教和通姦刑事化的第126條和第146條條文,使蘇丹遵守國際人權法相關義務;我們也要求官方廢除鞭刑和死刑的懲罰。

We Urge 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; we call on the authorities to repeal Articles 126 and 146 that criminalise apostasy and adultery respectively, in conformity with Sudan’s obligations under international human rights law; we call on the authorities to abolish the punishment of flogging and the death penalty.

 

請立即將以上請求寄給蘇丹政府的法務部、外交部和內政部。

Email依序如下:[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

 

信件標題:

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim should be released immediately and unconditionally.

(中譯:立即無條件釋放Meriam Yehya Ibrahim,請以英文標題寄出)

 

sudan women pray

 

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l   AL JAZEERA  半島電視台 http://goo.gl/x937AG

l   蘇丹基督徒孕婦因拒棄信仰被判鞭刑絞死

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l   不放棄信仰 蘇丹基督徒遭判死

法新社 2014.05.16 http://goo.gl/h8W4Ef

 

 

【相關資訊】

 

蘇丹刑法正式含括Shari’a law,包括第126條:(1)任何人傳播公然放棄伊斯蘭信仰的消息,或者藉由明顯的言語公開放棄,或者藉由決定性的行為跡象公開放棄,都被視為犯了叛教罪Riddah (apostasy)。(2)任何人犯了叛教罪,法院應要求他在一定期限內悔改,如果他堅持叛教,而且不是新皈依者,他應被處以死刑。(3)如果叛教者在行刑前悔悟,終止死刑。第146條:通姦罪的處罰(1)任何人犯了通姦罪應被處以:(a)死刑,被石頭砸死(lapidation),當犯罪者已婚;(b)100下鞭刑,當犯罪者未婚。

 

自從1991年蘇丹施行這兩條條文之後,尚未有人因為叛教被處死刑,但有許多人在放棄原有信仰(皈依伊斯蘭信仰)後,其控訴或判決被終止或推翻。多年來,在蘇丹已有許多人被鞭刑,國際特赦組織皆有紀錄。

資料來源:國際特赦組織 (2014年5月13日)  http://goo.gl/1e3ufl

Photo:

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/14/world/africa/sudan-christian-woman-apostasy/

http://www.amnesty.ca/get-involved/take-action-now/sudan-sentenced-to-death-for-what-she-believes

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/15/Pregnant-Woman-to-Be-Executed-for-Leaving-Islam-After-Giving-Birth-State-Dept-Idle

 

 

 

 

SUDAN: MOTHER AT RISK OF FLOGGING AND DEATH SENTENCE: MERIAM YEHYA IBRAHIM

Source:  Amnesty International  http://goo.gl/1e3ufl

UA: 118/14 Index: AFR 54/006/2014 Sudan Date: 13 May 2014

URGENT ACTION

MOTHER AT RISK OF FLOGGING AND death SENTENCE

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a Christian Sudanese woman, was convicted on charges of ‘adultery’ and ‘apostasy’ and is at risk of being sentenced to flogging and death. She is a prisoner of conscience, currently in detention with her 20-month-old son.

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a 27-year- old Christian Sudanese woman, eight months pregnant with her second child, was convicted of ‘adultery’ and ‘apostasy’ by a court in Khartoum on 11 May. Meriam has been given three days by the court to recant her faith. Her next hearing will be held on 15 May, when she is likely to be sentenced to flogging and death.

Treating adultery and apostasy as criminal offences is not consistent with international human rights law – including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – to which Sudan is a state party. The criminalization of adultery violates the rights to freedom of expression and association and invariably discriminates against women in its enforcement. The criminalization of apostasy is incompatible with the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Meriam Ibrahim is a prisoner of conscience, convicted solely because of her religious beliefs and identity, and must be released immediately and unconditionally.

Meriam was arrested and charged with adultery in August 2013 after a family member reportedly claimed that she was committing adultery because of her marriage to a Christian South Sudanese man. Under Shari’a law as practised in Sudan, a Muslim woman is not permitted to marry a non-Muslim man, and any such marriage is considered adultery. The court added the charge of apostasy in February 2014 when Meriam asserted that she was a Christian and not a Muslim. According to Meriam, she was raised as an Orthodox Christian, her mother’s religion, because her father, a Muslim, was absent during her childhood.

Meriam risks being sentenced to up to 100 lashes for adultery under Article 146. If she refuses to recant her Christian faith, she risks the death penalty for apostasy under Article 126 of the Sudan Criminal Code. The punishment of flogging violates the absolute prohibition against torture and other ill-treatment in international human rights law. 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.

 

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 criminalise apostasy and adultery respectively, in conformity with Sudan’s obligations under international human rights law;

Calling on the authorities to abolish the punishment of flogging and the death penalty.

 

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 24 JUNE 2014 TO:�

Minister of Justice

Mohamed Bushara Dousa

Ministry of Justice

Email: [email protected]

Salutation: Your Excellency

 

 

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ali Ahmed Karti

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Email: [email protected]

Salutation: Your Excellency

 

 

And copies to:

Minister of Interior

Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed

Ministry of Interior

Email: [email protected]

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. Please insert local diplomatic addresses below:

Name Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Fax Fax number Email Email address Salutation Salutation

Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

 

URGENT ACTION

MOTHER AT RISK OF FLOGGING AND death SENTENCE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The Sudanese Criminal Code formally includes Shari’a law, including article 126, which states that “(1) Whoever propagates the renunciation of Islam or publicly renounces it by explicit words or an act of definitive indication is said to commit the offence of Riddah (apostasy). (2) Whoever commits apostasy shall be asked to repent within a period decided by the court and if he insisted on his apostasy and was not a new convert he shall be punished with death. (3) Punishment for apostasy lapses if the apostate refrained from apostasy before the execution”. Article 146 on the Penalty for Adultery, states that “(1) Whoever commits the offence of adultery shall be punished with: (a) execution, by lapidation , where the offender is married; (b) one hundred lashes, where the offender is not married.

There have been no known cases of people executed for apostasy in Sudan since the 1991 Criminal Code was enacted, but many have had their charges dropped or convictions overturned after recanting their faith.

Over the years, Amnesty International has documented many cases of people sentenced to flogging in Sudan.

Name: Meriam Yehya Ibrahim

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