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| Dedicated Fan Joined: Aug 2004
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| Girl With Mental Age of Eight Given Death Sentence From Amnesty International UK A 19-year old girl, “Leyla M”, who has a mental age of eight, reportedly faces imminent execution for “morality-related” offences after being forced into prostitution by her mother as a child. According to a Tehran newspaper report of 28 November, she was sentenced to death by a court in the central Iranian city of Arak and the sentence has now been passed to the Supreme Court for confirmation. Leyla M was reportedly sentenced to death on charges of “acts contrary to chastity” by controlling a brothel, having intercourse with blood relatives and giving birth to an illegitimate child. She is to be flogged before she is executed. She had apparently “confessed” to the charges. Earlier reports stated that there would be an appeal, and the 28 November report indicates that this process is now at an end. Social workers have reportedly tested her mental capacities repeatedly and each time have found Leyla to have a mental age of eight. However, she has apparently never been examined by the court-appointed doctors, and was sentenced to death solely on the basis of her explicit confessions, without consideration of her background or mental health. Leyla was forced into prostitution by her mother when she was eight years old, according to the 28 November report, and was raped repeatedly thereafter. She gave birth to her first child when she was nine, and was sentenced to 100 lashes for prostitution at around the same time. At the age of 12, her family sold her to an Afghan man to become his “temporary wife”. His mother became her new pimp, “selling her body without her consent”. At the age of 14 she became pregnant again, and received a further 100 lashes, after which she was moved to a maternity ward to give birth to twins. After this “temporary marriage”, her family sold her again, to a 55-year-old man, married with two children, who had Leyla’s customers come to his house. The newspaper report makes no mention of her family or the men to whom she was married. In Iranian law, in a case of “intercourse with a blood relative” both parties are considered culpable, but only Leyla M has been referred to in the reports of which Amnesty International is aware. Amnesty International members in the UK are writing urgently to the Iranian authorities, calling for the execution to be halted immediately. Amnesty International UK’s Stop Violence Against Women Campaign Manager Jennifer Campbell said: “Leyla’s story is a litany of violence and abuse. Sold into prostitution at the age of eight, she has experienced horrific sexual violence throughout her short life. Now she faces flogging and execution. “We must stop this. Amnesty members are campaigning to save Leyla from execution, writing to the Iranian authorities to let them know that we will not stand by mutely and let this happen. We urge other people to join us and take action straight away. “Three child offenders have been executed in Iran already this year. We must act now to stop there being a fourth.” I got this on my desk at work last week and forgot all about Christmas... Anyone who wants to help Leyla M,please visit... http://www.amnesty.org.uk/action/irandp.shtml Thank's in advance...Tim | |||
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| Loyal Fan   Joined: Sep 2004
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| If anyone should be getting the death sentence here it's those disgusting parents of hers. The whole story is incredibly disturbing. | |||
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| Obsessed Fan Joined: Jul 2000
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| That's a horribly disturbing story. __________________ When people get the opportunity to talk about the real issues, it becomes clear how vacuous the present agenda is. I have never met anyone in Vermont who thinks it's a good idea to give tax breaks to billionaires and cut back on health care and education. Nobody.-U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders | |||
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| Just sent my e-mail. Come on guys, lets get our asses in gear. The amount of time we spend bickering among ourselves, we can all afford to spare a few minutes to try and help this poor suffering girl. : ) | |||
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| Master Fan   | It's not exactly anybody should be executed for prostitution no matter WHAT their mental age is. Some things in Iran need some SERIOUS overhaul. __________________ Last edited by sum1; 03-12-2008 at 04:25 PM. | |||
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| Extreme Fan  Joined: Sep 2003
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| wow, that's just horrible. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Dec 2000
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| I'm completely shocked. I know that Muslim countries have strong views on morality, but the courts seem to be out for her blood. There doesn't seem to be a fair trial whatsoever. Clearly she needs to be placed in a safe house, not killed for things that she can't understand she was forced into and done not out of her own will. I only hope Amnesty International can save her  __________________ go easy on me, I can't help what I'm doing | icon | |||
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| it took a moment for me to process. scary, chilling, very appropriate words. TimW - thanks for bringing this to our attention. __________________ Northstar: No one would chose to be something that would immediately make them hated and feared by the ignorant majority of this callous and intolerant world. Discrimination = Moral Values? | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Oct 2002
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| Ok, I feel very sick now. I can't believe this. __________________ + Eda + | |||
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| So sad __________________  I love Shannon | |||
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| Master Fan Joined: Jun 2000
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| Horrifying and disgusting. I really have no other comments. __________________ Sometimes, when I look at myself through the microscope of cold, hard objectivity, I think to myself, "God, you are awesome!" Drunk Girl 47th & 9th Last edited by AuburnGrad; 12-16-2004 at 10:44 PM. | |||
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| That is just so horrible and disturbing. It's just so sad for that girl and others like her | |||
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| Dedicated Fan  Joined: Feb 2003
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| I can't believe this, this is terrible | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Oct 2003
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| As if this girl needs enough suffering. Bastards  __________________ Sex is like pro wrestling you got the grapples, the holds, the finishing move, and it's all fake da  #299 | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Feb 2003
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| wow. this is absolutely apphauling. i don't even know what to say about it. just the fact that the girl is getting punished when it's her parents' fault for sending her into that sort of thing...i don't quite understand it. absolutely ridiculous. __________________ Continue to give yourself to others because that’s the ultimate satisfaction in life - to love, accept, honor, and help others. - Sarah Ruhl, "Eurydice." icon credit: spikesbint on LJ | |||
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