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Dear Friends:
I hope this email finds you well. Apologies for any cross-postings.
Many of you are probably aware of the case of Karteen Karikander.
If not, please read on below and consider writing a letter on Ms.
Karikander's behalf. Your letter could make a difference in this case.
There are many cases around the world in which female survivors
of sexual assault are murdered by their families in "honor killings."
There are also cases in which women are executed by the state for
"infidelity" in the aftermath of rape. Right now in the United Arab
Emirates, a domestic worker from Indonesia is slated for death
by stoning because she became pregnant from a rape. I urge you
to take action by writing a letter to the President and Minister of
Justice of the United Arab Emirates to stop the execution of
Karteen Karikander (aka Kartini). Please post this message to
your groups and contacts. The text of the international alert,
including a sample letter and addresses, is pasted below. If you
want further information on this case, you can find it at the following
pages:
Asian Human Rights Commission Web Page
http://www.jca.ax.apc.org/action-alert/asia-hr-alert/msg00707.html
Perserikatan Solidaritas Perempuan (Indonesian Women's Solidarity
for Human Rights) http://www.indopubs.com/archives/0150.html
Information in German and English via Amnesty International member
Rick Halperin: http://spin.ch/~wgiger/karikender.htm (this page has
information from the Sri Lanka Daily News and links to a petition).
Take good care, Michelle VanNatta
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Michelle VanNatta
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
mva472@nwu.edu
Voicemail/Fax: (773) 377 5007 x7696
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AHRC UA Index: 000322 22 March 2000
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UPDATE UA 16/00: No fair trial; sentenced to death by stoning
INDONESIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Kartini sentenced to death by stoning
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We have received news of Kartini (full name Karteen Karikander), the
Indonesian domestic worker who was sentenced to death by stoning for
adultery in the United Arab Emirates. Our reliable contact visited
Kartini in the United Arab Emirates, as well as her lawyer (she now
has one), the attorney and the judge.
Kartini's sentence is now due to be appealed in a higher court in
Fujairah, but to date her sentence to death by stoning still stands.
MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Kartini was actually raped by an Indian national Mohammed Sulaiman
Frangoan. Kartini was apparently so ashamed and degraded by the rape
that she was ready to give up and die, believing she could never have
a normal life. However the enormous response to this appeal from
around the world has convinced her to fight this unjust sentence and
reclaim her life.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: If you have not yet written to the President and the
Minster of Justice, please do so as soon as you can. We believe that your
letter, joined to the many others that have come in, have a good chance
of convincing the President to overturn the sentence. If you have written,
you could add to your action by notifying your national embassy in the
UAE, or by organising a small gathering outside the UAE embassy or other
symbolic location in your city.
----------------------------- SAMPLE LETTER ----------------------------
HH President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
President, Supreme Council of United Arab Emirates
Presidential Court
280, Abu Dhabi
---- March 2000
Your Excellency
I am writing to urge you to overturn the death sentence that has been
handed down on the Indonesian domestic worker, Kartini (full name
Karteen Karikander).
It has come to my attention that, after being accused of adultery and
detained for some time, Karsini was taken before the Syariah Fujairah
Municipal Court and tried without any legal assistance, or even an
interpreter to allow her to defend herself. I am certain you are unhappy
with this process, as are many people around the world as they learn of
the plight of this woman. Basic human rights standards demand a fair
trial, which is obviously not possible without understanding what is
happening or having access to legal representation.
For a nation seeking to engage in freely with the rest of the world, it
may be inappropriate to continue the practice of the death sentence,
particularly in the circumstances surrounding Kartini's trial. Death by
stoning would be viewed by most nations and most people in the countries
with which you seek to engage as brutal and inhumane. There are many
ancient practices and traditions that add value and meaning to a modern
society - the death penalty by stoning for adultery is surely not one of
them.
I know that you are a man of great faith, and once you said "Islam is the
religion of tolerance and forgiveness....of dialogue and understanding.
It is Islamic social justice which has asked every Muslim to respect the
other. To treat every person, no matter what his creed or race, as a
special soul is a mark of Islam." I humbly ask you to think of Karsini as
a 'special soul', and to show great tolerance and understanding of her
situation. Please overturn her sentence and let her get on with her
life.
I have alerted my national embassy in your country to the situation of
Kartini, and am assured that they will monitor the case closely. We all
expect and hope that you will find it in your heart to overturn
Karsini's death sentence.
Yours sincerely
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SEND URGENT APPEALS TO:
HH President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
President, Supreme Council of United Arab Emirates
Presidential Court
280, Abu Dhabi
TEL: 971-2-652000
SALUTATION: Your Excellency
H.E. Mohammed Nakhira Al Dhahiri
Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf
P.O. Box 753
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Telephone: 971 2 652224
SALUTATION: Dear Minister
Please remember to send a copy of your letter to AHRC: ua@ahrchk.org
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AHRC Ugent Appeals Programme
Asian Human Rights Commission
Unit D, 7th Floor, Mongkok Commercial Centre,
16 - 16B Argyle Street, Kowloon, HONGKONG
Tel: +(852) - 2698-6339
Fax: +(852) - 2698-6367
E-mail: ua@ahrchk.org
If you need to contact the AHRC Urgent Appeal Coordinator.
Send message to: Mr.sinapan samydorai <samysd@pacific.net.hk>
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AHRC has an Urgent Appeal Programme which operates around the clock.
AHRC issues urgent appeals on behalf of persons or groups of persons
whose human rights have been violated. All urgent appeals released
by the AHRC since late 1997 can be accessed at our website:
http://www.ahrchk.net/hrappeal.htm
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