Dear all Saudi Arabia ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 2000, with reservations, stating, "In case of contradiction between any term of the Convention and the norms of Islamic law, the Kingdom is not under obligation to observe the contradictory terms of the Convention." Based on Saudi Arabia's interpretation and implementation of Islamic law, this reservation acts to nullify some of CEDAW's articles. To date, the Saudi government has not filed any follow-up reports to CEDAW, nor has it taken any steps to bring its national laws into conformity with the universal standards on women's human rights.
The Interior Ministry informed that, Amina bint Abdul Halim bin Salem Nasser, a 60 year old Saudi Women was beheaded for " sorcery charges " on Dec 12th in the northern province of al-Jawf. It gave no further details of the charges against her. The charges of 'witchcraft and sorcery' are not defined as crimes in Saudi Arabia and to use them to subject someone to the cruel and extreme penalty of execution is truly appalling. The charge of sorcery has often been used in Saudi Arabia to punish people, generally after unfair trials, for exercising their right to freedom of speech or religion. pl sign online petition and share widely http://www.change.org/petitions/saudi-arabia-stop-beheading-women-in-the-name-of-witchcraft-and-sorcery kamayani -- Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal +919820749204 skype-lawyercumactivist * *C*ase for privacy * http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282401300.htm* * *Enrolment saga- * http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282402200.htm *False promises-*http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282401900.htm *PDS in peril-*http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282401600.htm *Identity concerns-* http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282400400.htm *UID EXCLUSION- *http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282412200.htm *UID Reliable ? * http://www.frontlineonnet.com/stories/20111202282402500.htm *BiometricS .*https://mail.google.com/mail/#search/settings/133a823cdda21490 *SAY NO TO UID CAMPAIGN JOIN US - https://www.facebook.com/groups/nouid/* http://saynotoaadhaar.blogspot.com http://aadhararticles.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to humanrights-movement@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to humanrights-movement+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
