[nasional_list] [ppiindia] NSHR Backs Saudi Convicted of Maid Abuse in US

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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:45:02 +0200
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            Thursday, 14, September, 2006 (21, Sha`ban, 1427)

                 
                  NSHR Backs Saudi Convicted of Maid Abuse in US
                  Lulwa Shalhoub, Arab News 
                   
                 
                  JEDDAH, 14 September 2006 - The head of the National Society 
for Human Rights (NSHR) has asked the US State Department to treat humanely a 
Saudi citizen in Colorado who was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison for 
abusing his maid.

                  NSHR President Bandar Al-Hajjar met Erica Barks-Ruggles, 
deputy assistant secretary for democracy, human rights and labor at the US 
State Department, in Riyadh on Tuesday.

                  According to the NSHR, Homaidan Al-Turki, 37, was forced to 
shave his beard in prison and his wife, Sarah Khonaizan, who pleaded guilty to 
reduced charges and was transferred to immigration officials on Sept. 1 for 
deportation, was allegedly forced to remove her hijab while in custody.

                  "The NSHR will focus on the inhuman treatment Al-Turki faces 
in prison," said Al-Hajjar.

                  Al-Hajjar requested that Al-Turki be treated according to the 
international laws and treaties. He said: "Ramadan is approaching and Al-Turki 
will be fasting during the holy month. As a diabetic, the inmate will also 
require special dietary needs." Al-Hajjar also said he hoped Al-Turki would be 
allowed courtyard access and an adequate room.

                  Al-Turki was found guilty in June of 12 counts of forced 
sexual contact with his Indonesian maid, theft of the maid's $150-a-month wages 
that were never paid, and false imprisonment and conspiracy to imprison her.

                  The Saudi public has viewed the verdict as harsh, says 
Al-Hajjar, with many suspecting that Al-Turki's nationality and religion played 
a key factor in the sentence.

                  Last week, federal prosecutors filed a motion to drop their 
charges, citing "outstanding work" by prosecutors in Arapahoe County, Colorado, 
where the charges were filed. The federal prosecutors also said they didn't 
want to subject the maid, whose identity is being concealed because of the 
sexual nature of the charges, to further testimony on the bench.

                  "We sincerely hope that the authorities in America will abide 
by the international laws of human rights," said Al-Hajjar.

                  The United States' treatment of prisoners has been under 
global scrutiny due to the shirking of the Geneva Conventions regarding the 
detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, many of whom have been 
denied or given limited access to legal counsel.

                  The NSHR took the opportunity to address the treatment of 
Guantanamo detainees at the meeting. "They are being treated inhumanely which 
violates human rights treaties and laws," Al-Hajjar said he told Barks-Ruggles.

                  The NSHR reiterated its call for US officials to charge the 
Guantanamo detainees and bring them to trial in civil courts. "The detainees' 
continued presence in the American detention distorts the image of American 
justice and human rights in front of the Saudi public," said Al-Hajjar.
                 
           
     


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