Write to the UAE embassy
Sophie | 18.10.2005 19:26 | Gender | Repression
A woman in the United Arab Emirates was sentenced to be given 150 lashes by a Shari'a court, says Amnesty INternational
According to Amnesty, the woman is to be flogged after it was reported to the police that she could be pregnant. She was then made to take a pregancy test and is accused of become pregnant outside marriage. She is expected to be flogged after she has given birth and after the baby has been weaned.
If you can, write a letter of protest to the UAE embassy in London, at:
United Arab Emirates Embassy
30 Princes Gate
London
SW7 1PT
A model letter and more info can be found at:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=12291
If you can, write a letter of protest to the UAE embassy in London, at:
United Arab Emirates Embassy
30 Princes Gate
London
SW7 1PT
A model letter and more info can be found at:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=12291
Sophie
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