Death penalty

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to inform you that a mother of two, who had been awaiting execution, was released with her 4-year-old son from a prison on 17 March 2008 in Iran. She received a death sentence by stoning for adultery and has been awaiting execution for the last ten […]

From March 18 to 22, seven alleged criminals were killed, including a 16-year-old boy, in separate shooting incidents reportedly perpetrated by men riding on motorcycles in General Santos City. The police and the city’s mayor quickly announced that the killings could have been the result of a conflict within the group of criminals themselves given […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the death sentence of a man from minority community, who is due to be executed on 12 March 2008. He was charged with murder however, he was allegedly severely tortured after the illegal arrest. It is also alleged that he was not provided […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that two Sri Lankans and one Indian were sentenced to death by the High Court of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on 11 June 2007.  They received the written verdict on 20 January 2008. This said, both governments have yet to provide legal assistance for […]

The case of Rizana Nafeek, a young girl from Sri Lanka who went to Saudi Arabia as a domestic helper when a 17 year-old teenager, and who was within a very short time accused of the murder of a infant under her charge, has been pending before the Dawadami High Court. Rizana’s defense has always […]

The appeal case of Rizana Nafeek is continuing to be heard in the Appellate Court in Saudi Arabia. Rizana Nafeek, who was 17 years old at the time when she was accused of murdering a baby of four months, was sentenced to death by the Dawadami Court, despite her claim of innocence. Rizana claimed that […]

(Hong Kong, October 12, 2007) According to the law firm Kateb Fahad Al-Shammari, the appeal filed on behalf of Ms. Rizana Nafeek who was sentenced to capital punishment by a Saudi Court is still pending and it will take some time before the appeal is heard. The firm is representing Ms. Rizana in the appeal. […]

His Excellency the Hon. Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse President Socialist Democratic Republic of  Sri Lanka C/- Office of the President Temple Trees, 150, Galle Road Colombo 3 SRI LANKA Fax: +94 11 2472100 / +94 11 2446657 Email: secretary@presidentsoffice.lk Your Excellency, Re: Matters relating to the case of Rizana Nafeek and an appreciation of the role of […]

(Hong Kong, July 23, 2007) The Asian Human Rights Commission is happy to announce that the money needed for the legal fees have now been received and wishes to thank all contributors, as well as those who took an active part in canvassing of support for this case. The required sum of US$ 40,000 was […]

(This is related to the AHRC’s original appeal – WORLD: An appeal to Muslim scholars throughout the world which may be found at:http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2007statements/1111/) The Asian Human Rights Commission is very much encouraged by the responses to its appeal to the Muslim scholars on July 9, 2007 on the issues relating to Rizana Nafeek’s case. We […]

The AHRC is happy to announce that the representative of the legal firm of Kateb Fahad Al-Shammari, Attorneys at Law has traveled to Dawadimi Jailhouse and was permitted by the Jail Administration to meet with Rizana Nafeek and escort her to a Notary Public and in order to issue a power of attorney in the […]

(We reproduce below a letter written to the editor of the Daily News of Sri Lanka pointing out the inaccurate and misleading information published in two articles on the case of Rizana Nafeek) For further information on the appeal kindly see: http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2006/2477/ http://www.ahrchk.net/pr/mainfile.php/2006mr/464/ http://www.ahrchk.net/pr/mainfile.php/2007mr/465/ http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2006statements/1113/ July 12, 2007 The Editor The Daily News The Associated […]

(Hong Kong, July 11, 2007) ‘As the deadline for the filing of the appeal, which is July 16, is approaching rapidly, and as the Sri Lankan government has not lived up to its obligation of defending the rights of its citizens to a fair trial by providing funds for the appeal, the Asian Human Rights […]

The Sri Lankan government has not yet decided to pay the legal fees for the appeal from the death sentence of Rizana Nafeek while the deadline for the appeal is on July 16, 2007; nor has the government made any arrangements to facilitate the many offers of the payment of the legal fees by others. […]

(UPDATE on Appeal – The Asian Human Rights Commission is encouraged by the initial response to this appeal. We encourage more persons to participate by writing their reflections and sending them in the manner set out below regarding this unfortunate, under aged girl Rizana Naffeek who is facing the death sentence for a mistake made […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the death sentence of a Rizana Nafeek whose appeal will be finalized on 16 July 2007. This information is also with some corrections including legal costs and additional information. While the Sri Lankan government in Colombo has not approved the payment of […]

(Hong Kong, July 9, 2007) The Asian Human Rights Commission wrote to the Sri Lankan ambassador in Saudi Arabia requesting him to urge the Sri Lankan government to make payment for the filing of the appeal on behalf of Rizana Naffeek, the deadline for which is July 16, 2007. Moon Jeong Ho, programme coordinator of […]

Naffeek Rizana is facing the death sentence in Saudi Arabia, allegedly for the strangulation of a four month old baby. Through close study of the case the Asian Human Rights Commission is satisfied that, in fact, what has taken place was the tragic death of a baby in the process of being fed by an […]

(The case of a teenage girl facing the death sentence in Saudi Arabia as the result of a tragedy being misunderstood as a crime) The Asian Human Rights Commission is writing this appeal to all the Muslim scholars in the world regarding the case that the AHRC believes deserves of all Muslim scholars. This is […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is making this special appeal, choosing a mode of appeal which is exceptional as compared to our usual appeals due to the extraordinary circumstances of this case. For previous references to this case, please see: UA-207-2007, UP-093-2007, AHRC-PL-023-2007. PURPOSE OF A SPECIAL APPEAL: This case concerns Nafeek Rizana who is […]