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Post by ♫anna♫ on Aug 31, 2012 3:34:00 GMT
The circumstances of this case are so ridiculous that I don't see this as "Crime News" other than the fact that this death sentence is criminal in itself!www.foxnews.com/world/2012/08/30/global-christian-group-takes-up-cause-11-year-old-down-syndrome-girl-facing/?test=latestnews QUOTE: Global Christian group takes up cause of 11-year-old Down syndrome girl facing execution in PakistanAugust 30, 2012 FoxNews.com An international coalition of churches representing more than half a billion Christians will meet in Geneva next month to take up the plight of an 11-year-old Christian girl who faces execution under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. The World Council of Churches called the meeting to discuss Pakistan’s brutal blasphemy laws and, in particular, the case of Rimsha Masih. Masih, who is believed to have Down syndrome, has been in jail for allegedly burning pages from a book containing Islamic scripture. The case has generated international condemnation, but the fundamentalist firebrands behind her imprisonment seem immune to criticism, much less diplomatic efforts. "This latest affair just highlights the total hypocrisy of Pakistan, and its supporters, in the Human Rights Council," Roy Brown, chief representative to the United Nations for the International Humanist and Ethical Union, said in a statement. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are ambiguous -- except in their mandatory prescription for execution -- and, as in the case of Masih, often enforced in tribal regions at the insistence of angry mobs. Pakistan’s President Asif Al Zardari has demanded a report on the girl's arrest, which has brought protests from Amnesty International, British-based Christian group Barnabas Fund and others. The Council, which links 349 Protestant and Orthodox church organizations, will hold the conference from Sept. 17-19, with United Nations representatives also expected to attend. The agenda will be topped by Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, persecution of Christians and Masih’s case. "This is just the latest in a series of similar incidents going back many years. Some cases are reported, but many go unreported," said Mathews George Chunakara, who heads the WCC's commission on international affairs. Also attending the conference will be representatives of Pakistani minority groups which the Council says are persecuted, including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and dissenting Islamic sects -- including Ahmadis and Shias. Geneva-based Pakistani diplomats were not invited. Masih was reportedly attacked by the villagers in her community near Islamabad Aug. 16 after being accused by Muslim neighbors of burning verses from the Koran in a children's learning guide called the Noorani Qaida. Police took her into protective custody, but the police station was quickly laid siege to by angry mobs demanding her execution for blasphemy. "It is inconceivable that human beings could treat a little girl, let alone one with Down syndrome, in such a brutal manner,” said Faith J.H. McDonnell, of the Washington-based Institute for Religion and Democracy. “The mob was intent on killing Rimsha and other Christians in the community, unless she was turned over to the authorities and put in prison." When local mosques began broadcasting unsubstantiated accounts of the girl’s “crimes” over loudspeakers, hundreds of Christians fled from the poverty-stricken community in fear for their own lives. Earlier this year, a mentally-impaired Muslim man accused of burning a Koran was reportedly dragged out of a Pakistan police station by an angry mob and burned alive.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2012 6:14:00 GMT
If that picture is of the girl herself, I would be very surprised if she is Downs.
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Post by jean on Aug 31, 2012 17:12:46 GMT
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Post by Big Lin on Aug 31, 2012 22:52:02 GMT
I support the death penalty but only for murder. And I would NOT support the execution of anyone as young as 11.
As for blasphemy, it's unbelievable. Speaking as someone whose sister is married to a Muslim, I won't just sign the petition myself, Jean; I'll get Ahmet to sign it as well.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Sept 1, 2012 0:06:15 GMT
Islam just gets crazier and crazier all the time.
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Post by jean on Sept 2, 2012 7:38:26 GMT
We should note, however, that Muslim clerics in Pakistan have condemned the arrest. And this morning, it was announc ed that the Imam who accused the girl has himself been arrested on suspician of planting pages of the Koran in a basket containing burnt papers that the girl was carrying: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19454739
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2012 14:54:42 GMT
He has been charged with blasphemy, not with interfering with the course of justice, so the girl's situation is still precarious. The people who "shopped " him may well be more concerned about the desecration of the Koran than the false evidence. ..or indeed (having read the link) settling a personal vendetta.
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Post by jean on Sept 2, 2012 19:00:06 GMT
But if the blasphemy is his and not hers, she can hardly be guilty of it?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2012 19:54:39 GMT
We don't know what other evidence there was, or whether the remaining burnt papers can be identified as from something other than the Koran. From your link:
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Post by jean on Sept 3, 2012 8:20:43 GMT
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Sept 5, 2012 1:00:41 GMT
Now a Muslim Imman ( cleric ) was arrested and accused of trying to frame this girl and he may face the blasphemy death sentence himself!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 6:17:42 GMT
I'm not sure why soo many papers are describing her as Downs. Where on earth did they get that from? I shan't sign the peitition having read an article somewhere that it was having a counter-effect: the authorities don't like the pressure from we infidels. *** should that read "us infidels"? I have been torturing myself over that!
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Post by jean on Sept 5, 2012 7:22:41 GMT
I shan't sign the peitition having read an article somewhere that it was having a counter-effect: the authorities don't like the pressure from we infidels. Why would they think Muslims aren't signing it too? Yes. You wouldn't write from we, would you? Anna, I've already posted (#5) about the arrest of the Imam. Doesn't anyone read anyone else's posts on this board?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 12:15:19 GMT
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Post by Hunny on Sept 7, 2012 11:40:06 GMT
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Post by Hunny on Sept 12, 2012 12:30:49 GMT
Pakistan 'blasphemy girl' family tell of death threats
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Post by sadie1263 on Sept 12, 2012 14:15:09 GMT
Again......a very sad view of people that are filled with hate and will rule with fear.
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Post by Hunny on Nov 20, 2012 19:42:19 GMT
Pakistan Rimsha blasphemy case dropped A court in Pakistan has dropped a controversial blasphemy case against a Christian girl accused by her neighbour of burning pages from the Koran. The 14-year-old girl, known as Rimsha, was held in a maximum security jail in August, prompting global concern.Her arrest followed accusations by a Muslim cleric who is now facing allegations that he planted evidence. Rimsha's lawyer said the case had been a misuse of law. Her family received death threats and went into hiding. There are fears that even though the case has been dropped, Rimsha and her family will not be safe in Pakistan. READ MORE...
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♫anna♫
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Nov 23, 2012 16:57:24 GMT
This is good news Hunny! There are a number of other cases in Pakistan, Iran, etc. that need international attention! At any rate Pakistan took a step in the right direction here.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2012 17:13:28 GMT
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