Ansar Burney condemned execution of women by hanging in Afghanistan: KARACHI, Pakistan: The renowned human and civil rights activist Ansar Burney, Advocate has strongly condemned the barbaric attitude of the Taliban authorities against women in the name of Islam in Afghanistan. Ansar Burney, Chairman, Ansar Burney Welfare Trust International, said that in a recent act by the Taliban in which they publicly hanged two young Afghan women, Shagufta and Waseela on the alleged charges of adultery, without giving them any chance of defence is intolerable and mount to be an international crime. “These two married women were publicly executed by hanging till death on Friday 23rd February after Friday prayers at Footbal Stadium in Kandahar. While two other women Ghotai and Aiesha received publicly 39 lashes each and ten years imprisonment”, He said. He said before execution, these young women were crying and shouting for help while declaring themselves innocent on oath. According to information received from Afghanistan, the women were hung till death, protesting their innocence till they no longer could. The hanging took longer than usual, creating more suffering for the dying women. He said nine men were also whipped before a public crowd in the same place. The convicted Afghan men who were flogged identified as Mohammad Nabi, Akhtar Mohammad, Gul Ahmad, Abdul Salam, Abdul Jabbar, Mohammad Anwar, Abdul Jalil, Faqir and Sher Mohammad. "Women were convicted to death sentence by Maulana Abdul Ali of Kandahar High Court”, Ansar Burney added. END. http://www.ansarburney.org ************************************************** ANSAR BURNEY WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL Website: http://www.ansarburney.org ************************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Ansar Burney condemned execution of women by hanging in Afghanistan
Ansar Burney Welfare Trust International, USA Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:15:34 -0800
