Teenage Girl Faces Beheading in Saudi Arabia
The family of a 19-year-old Sri Lankan girl is pleading for her life after a Saudi Arabian court sentenced her to death by beheading.Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Saudi-funded unindicted co-conspirators at CAIR, was unavailable for comment.
The court found Rizana Nafeek, 19, guilty of murdering a child in her care while working in the country. Her family (Nafeek's parents pictured above) has appealed the sentence, and human rights groups are calling for the Saudi government to overturn it.
At 17, Rizana Nafeek was sent to Saudi Arabia after the tsunami to work as a maid and make money for her family in Sri Lanka. But after only a few weeks and no child care training, her employers put her in charge of their 4-month-old baby. The baby died, and Nafeek was charged with murder, tried without an attorney and sentenced to death.
Nisha Varia of Human Rights Watch says the case is the latest egregious example of the harsh conditions migrant workers face in Saudi Arabia.
"This case raises many troubling questions about the treatment of children and foreigners in Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system," says Varia. "Foreigners simply do not receive the same treatment in the Saudi justice system. This includes having translation during the interrogation and during court proceedings and having an attorney."
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