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Subject: Blasphemy, Islamic Pakistan, girl
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serfie 30.08.12 - 03:32pm
This is the news letter I received today from AVAS, a petitioning group: In less than 24 hours my young daughter will appear before a court in Pakistan, under blasphemy laws that carry the death sentence. My innocent girl has struggled her whole life with mental disability -- and shouldn't be punished. I ask you to help save my daughter. Sign this petition to President Zardari to support my call for protection for those from religious minorities:Last week an enraged crowd threatened to burn my * +
serfie 30.08.12 - 03:33pm
Last week an enraged crowd threatened to burn my daughter alive and in 24 hours a judge will decide whether she goes free, or stays in jail. Rimsha is a minor with mental disabilities and often isn't in control of her actions. Yet local police here in Pakistan have charged her with desecrating the Koran, and we are afraid for her life.Right now she is being held in a maximum-security jail, and in hours, she will face the court under Pakistan's anti-blasphemy laws, which carries the death sente * +
serfie 30.08.12 - 03:34pm
Pakistan's anti-blasphemy laws, which carries the death sentence. We are a poor Christian family and witnessing mob fury over my daughter's case and many other families have faced similar intimidation forcing them to either flee or live in fear. But the international attention on Rimshas case has emboldened Pakistani Muslim leaders to speak out against this injustice and forced President Zardari's attention.Please help me keep up the global outcry on my daughter's case. I urge you to sign my * +
serfie 30.08.12 - 03:35pm
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propidol 30.08.12 - 03:55pm
There seems to be a bit of confusion about this girl. The family seem to be claiming she is 11 with Downs Syndrome whilst medical reports have her at 14 with a reduced mental age and uneducated. Not that that makes any sort of difference. The blasphemy law is backwards and barbaric and this young girls life or anyones elses life should never be in danger for such an offence. * +
bozzalad 30.08.12 - 04:03pm
What prop said * +
iceylips 30.08.12 - 04:34pm
They can't harm her. That's not going to happen. * +
ekka 30.08.12 - 04:38pm
well puting a kid in a jail is harm already. * +
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