14 year old Egyptian boy faces execution in Saudiarabia
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Human Rights Watch stated today in a report that a 14 year old Egyptian boy faces capital punishment in a flawed trial. Having been convicted of the murder on a three year old Egyptian boy living in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibits capital punishment for offenses committed by individuals under 18 at the time of the crime and protects the rights of all children accused or convicted of crimes. The Saudi has also stated it´s commitment to the Islamic shariah, that don´t allow capital punishment for minors. The last known capital punishment of a minor in Saudi Arabia was in 1992.
The Egyptian consulate has not been of much assistance to the boy. Maybe due to the extremly important bilateral relations between the two countries.
The HRW urges King Abdullah to commute the sentence.
Human Rights Watch stated today in a report that a 14 year old Egyptian boy faces capital punishment in a flawed trial. Having been convicted of the murder on a three year old Egyptian boy living in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibits capital punishment for offenses committed by individuals under 18 at the time of the crime and protects the rights of all children accused or convicted of crimes. The Saudi has also stated it´s commitment to the Islamic shariah, that don´t allow capital punishment for minors. The last known capital punishment of a minor in Saudi Arabia was in 1992.
The Egyptian consulate has not been of much assistance to the boy. Maybe due to the extremly important bilateral relations between the two countries.
The HRW urges King Abdullah to commute the sentence.
posted by Ibn ad Dunya at 10:04 PM
1 Comments:
This is really strange !!
See this link too
http://kelmeteen.blogspot.com/2005/10/blog-post_113052960177374305.html
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