Two Sudanese women sentenced to death by stoning

March 15, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Two women, Amunah Abdallah (23) and Sa’diah Fadul (22) have been sentenced to death by stoning by the criminal court of Al-Azazi, Manajil province, Al-Jazirah Satte in east-central Sudan for committing adultery.

This confirms Faisal Al-Bagir human rights activist to the Juba Post yesterday, who just returned from the area.

The two women are both from the Tama tribe in Darfur. Al-Bagir said that human rights lawyers will submit an appeal against the judgment of the two ladies to the court of appeal in a few days time.

He stated that the women are now in Wad Medani prison and one of them has a two-year old girl with her in he prison, which is tragic.

He said that the two women are in bad conditions and are suffering psychologically due to the harsh judgment passed on them.

(Juba Post)