UPDATE: Occasionally you can get a feeling that someone listens when we scream loud enough and often enough and work together for a common goal. Even though Miriam is not yet a free woman I do want to thank Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.S. State Department for a response to my emails, tweets and letters. I have posted one letter below and I encourage everyone to use your freedom of speech to let your voice be heard! You may contact the State Department at the link below: state.gov/contact/ June 3, 2014 Dear Stephen, Thank you for sharing your views about the case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, the Sudanese woman who has been sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy after she refused to recant her Christian faith and declare herself a Muslim. The United States is fully engaged diplomatically in Ms. Ishag’s case and through the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, the White House and the State Department has communicated our strong concern at high levels of the Sudanese government. We have strongly condemned this sentence and 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 that is enshrined in international human rights law as well as in Sudan’s own 2005 Interim Constitution. U.S. Embassy officials have attended all public hearings to date and will closely monitor the appeals process in Khartoum, which we understand can be quite lengthy. We have heard from many, many Americans that they are deeply alarmed by Ms. Ishag’s plight. We have conveyed these views as well to the Government of Sudan. Thank you for contacting the U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs Office of Public Liaison
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:16:59 +0000
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