A court in the Sudan, Africa has sentenced a Christian woman to death for renouncing Islam.
Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, was convicted by a Khartoum court of apostasy. She also was convicted of adultery.
Her lawyer Haram Othman will appeal. Amnesty International explained, she was convicted of adultery since her marriage to a Christian man was considered invalid under Sharia law. She was also sentenced to 100 lashes. Meriam Ibrahim is 8 months pregnant and is being held with her 20-month-old son.
Meriam was born to a Sudanese Muslim father and an Ethiopian Orthodox mother. Meriam's father left when she was 6 years old, and she was raised by her mother as a Christian. Several Embassies have released a statement in this case: "We call upon the Government of Sudan to respect the right to freedom of religion, including one's right to change one's faith or beliefs, a right which is enshrined in international human rights law as well as in Sudan's own 2005 Interim Constitution," stated the embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide released a statement: Andy Dipper said, “The sentence handed down to Mrs. Ibrahim is inhumane, unwarranted and unacceptable. CSW calls for its annulment and for the immediate release from prison of Mrs. Ibrahim and her son, who is being held in violation of article 37 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a statute that is binding on all member states of the
United Nations."
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