Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Human Rights Watch calls for a halt to execution for adultery



Human Rights Watch makes their official statement on the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year old woman, who is guilty of having an “illicit relationship” with two men following the death of her husband.
“Death by stoning is always cruel and inhuman, and it is especially abhorrent in cases where judges rely on their own hunches instead of evidence to proclaim a defendant guilty,” said Nadya Khalife, Middle East women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Iran should immediately put a stop to this execution – and all executions.”
Human Rights Watch reported that Ashtiani’s lawyer, Mohammad Mostafaei, fears his client could be executed at any moment.

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