Posted on 10/09/2006 6:24:00 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Iran's Crimes Against Humanity
By Alison Langley
Inter Press Service News Agency | October 9, 2006
BERLIN, Sep 29 (IPS) - Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal calling on its members to write letters to the Republic of Iran asking them not to stone seven women.
Nearly all of the women have been sentenced to die by stoning for adultery. Officially Iran had placed a moratorium on the cruel and painful practise in 2002, but Amnesty claims sentencing continues. The group has received credible reports that two people were stoned to death in May.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that treating adultery and fornication as criminal offences does not comply with international human rights standards.
"The sentence of execution by stoning for adultery breaches Iran's commitment under article 6(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that death sentences will be imposed ‘only for the most serious crimes'," Amnesty wrote in its appeal.
Under Shari'a law, a prisoner is buried up to her breast, her hands restrained. Rules also specify the size of the stones which can be thrown so that death is painful and not imminent. Both men and women can be sentenced to die by stoning. In practise, however, an overwhelming number of women receive that penalty.
"It's high time this brutal practise ends. Not only are people deprived of their right to life by the state but they are tortured in the process," Nicole Choueiry, Amnesty's Middle East press officer, told IPS.
"Iran should review its legislation as a matter of urgency to bring it into line with international human rights standards," she added.
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"Under Shari'a law, a prisoner is buried up to her breast, her hands restrained. Rules also specify the size of the stones which can be thrown so that death is painful and not imminent. Both men and women can be sentenced to die by stoning."
What a wonderful religion. So peaceful and tolerant.
"..are they too busy worrying about their precious "abortion rights" to give a damn?"
Yup. Gotta' kill that tissue mass. Too busy to worry. Shove a scissors in the back of the skull. Suck out the brains. Too busy to worry about them Arabs.
Meanwhile, back at the US Judicial System, we'll be hearing argument number 9,732 about how capital punishment is cruel because the condemned man's mitochondrial DNA may feel pain.
Reminds me of the scene in Monty Python's "The Life of Brian!" Truly a classic, like many Monty Python scenes. The Black Knight, The French Taunter, etc.
Smuggle every female child born in Iran to a waiting family in another country. In about 20 years, they won't have any females to rape and murder.
So let's deal with every captured terrorist the same way!
The one on the right looks real.
Hey, Rosie O'donut (and all other Horryweird ilk) - lookie here.
How long will your lifestyle get ya with these fine folks?
Frankly, this is proscribed by God for Israel to perform in the same situation.
Adultery is a crime against God and one's spouse.
Its because they like to rape women. After the rape the woman is sentenced for "adultery"...
crazy muzzies.
Are you against capital punishment?
"Under Shari'a law, a prisoner is buried up to her breast, her hands restrained. Rules also specify the size of the stones which can be thrown so that death is painful and not imminent. Both men and women can be sentenced to die by stoning. In practise, however, an overwhelming number of women receive that penalty."
These people are not human. They are rabid animals. No wonder the women screw around. Who would want to be with them?
I believe Jesus settled that particular question.
"And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto Him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the Law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest Thou?"
"This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him."
"But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not. So when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground."
"And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst."
"When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?"
"She said, No man, Lord."
"And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more." (John 8:2-11 KJV)
Stoning is barbaric, and far more evil then the sin it is intended to punish.
"Stoning is barbaric, and far more evil then the sin it is intended to punish. "
Amen! I would hang the ones throwing the stones!!
The answer is to allow Iran to continue nuclear weapons development with North Korea in order to avoid offending western Europeans.
For the femmies to condon the stonings, they could be inviting a fatwa against themselves or aliegning themselves with W.
Either way, they won't go there!!
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