22 Indonesians Awaiting Beheading in Saudi Arabia: Minister

[Turborama]

Source: Antara

Indonesia has disclosed that as many as 22 migrant workers are facing the same fate as an Indonesian maid who was beheaded by Saudi Arabian authorities on Saturday.

Indonesian authorities have alleged that Ruyati binti Sapubi killed her employer because she was frequently verbally abused and held in the country against her will.

Speaking on Monday, Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar said 22 workers “may also face the same punishment.”

He said in total, there were a total of 316 Indonesians involved in legal cases in Saudi Arabia, 22 of whom had been sentenced to death by beheading with a sword.

Read more: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/22-indonesians-awaiting-beheading-in-saudi-arabia-minister/447996

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[Angry Dragon]

1. State Department very quiet, can't offend our oil friends.......

[jkirch]

10. Indonesia are oil friends, too. nt

[Hulk]

2. Allah is great.....

And we keep licking out of their hands.

[buckrogers1965]

3. I hate to have to tell you this

But Islam is not running Saudi Arabia... Because Kings and Royalty are forbidden under the Quran. If the Saudi monarchy was actually practicing Islam they would immediately resign and hold elections to elect an Islamic leader.

Good times, eh?

[pelsar]

4. time to be corrected...

obviously the saudis disagree with your version of islam.....just ask them.
as do the iranians, the syrians, the jordanians, the talibans, and they all have lots and lots of religious experts to back their versions up.

in fact i would inquire as to which islamic country/society agrees with your version?

[Warren Stupidity]

6. from your list only one is a monarchy

and it makes no claims to be an 'islamic' monarchy. Syria is a secular 'republic', actually a dictatorship, and makes no claims on an islamic justification. Iran is an islamic republic. The taliban would re-establish an islamic caliphate, which is not a monarchy. Saudi Arabia does not claim to be an islamic monarchy but instead claims that the monarchy is subservient to sharia, and that claim is rather recent due to pressure inside the kingdom from the sunni fundamentalists, who by the way oppose the monarchy, see the late OBL.

[Rebubula]

5. Worker abuse common

I have spent considerable amount of time in Qatar on business.

The manner in which the local Qatarese treat the immigrant labor (mostly Sri Lankan and Indonesian) is appalling. Obviously, people with little power or legal recourse are abused worldwide - the way in which it was socially accepted was shocking.

Racism\religionism (yeah...sort of making up words) is rampant in the Middle East. It is strongest against the darker skins from the East - the poor labor class. Sort of like in the US...

As I have stated in many threads (paraphrasing from a Drive by Truckers song) - racism is a world wide problem and has been since the beginning of time - and it aint just black and white, neither. But, thanks to folks like George Wallace - it is always easier to play it with a Southern Accent.

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[Nihil]

8. Since when has Saudi Arabia been a religion of anything?

There again, since when have the facts mattered when you see
an opportunity for yet another broad-brush sectarian attack ...?

:eyes:

[Turborama]

9. BBC: Saudi Arabia in Indonesian maid beheading row

June 21 2011 Last updated at 12:49 GMT

Indonesian MPs have called for a ban on workers being sent to the Middle East, after Saudi Arabia executed a maid without informing Jakarta.

Indonesia has recalled its ambassador to Riyadh to express its anger.

=snip=

About 1.5 million Indonesians work in Saudi Arabia - many of them as domestic maids.

Anger has been growing in recent years over the treatment of migrant workers - particularly maids, who often complain of mistreatment.

Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13860097

[Thrill]

11. Damn. Just thinking of Ned Stark

[boppers]

17. Except, well, he's fictional.

These are humans beings, not characters in a fantasy series.

[struggle4progress]

12. Global: Flawed Policies Expose Migrants to Abuse (HRW)

2010 Marked by Labor Exploitation, Violence, and Limited Access to Justice
December 12, 2010
... Human Rights Watch documented labor exploitation and barriers to redress for migrants in agriculture, domestic work, and construction in Indonesia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Immigration sponsorship systems in many countries give employers immense control over workers and lead to migrants being trapped in abusive situations or unable to pursue redress through the justice system ... Several migrant domestic workers were only able to report complaints of grave physical abuse after returning to their home countries because complaint mechanisms in Saudi Arabia remained inaccessible to them ... http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/12/11/global-flawed-policies-expose-migrants-abuse

[struggle4progress]

13. Prevent Abuses Against Migrant Domestic Workers (HRW)

Letter to the Governments of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka
November 23, 2010

Since August 2010, three cases of migrant domestic workers suffering extensive physical injuries, and in one case, death, have surfaced. These include:

Kikim Komalasari, a 36-year-old Indonesian domestic worker whose body was recovered in Abha this month with signs of extensive physical abuse.
Sumiati Salan Mustapa, a 23-year-old Indonesian domestic worker who is currently in a hospital in Medina with burns and severe physical injuries.
L.D. Ariyawathie, a 49-year-old Sri Lankan domestic worker who had 24 nails removed from her body upon returning to Sri Lanka in August 2010 ...

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/11/23/governments-saudi-arabia-indonesia-and-sri-lanka

[struggle4progress]

14. Saudi Arabia/Kuwait: Investigate Human Traffickers (HRW)

Domestic Workers Recruited to Kuwait, Abandoned in Saudi Arabia
June 7, 2010

Saudi prosecutors have new legal tools to bring human traffickers to justice and should use them in this case. And the reports about abuse and trafficking of these Nepalese workers urgently put Kuwait on notice that it needs to pass its own anti-trafficking law.
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch

(New York) - Saudi Arabia and Kuwait should jointly investigate the abuse and apparent trafficking of Nepalese domestic workers who agree to work in Kuwait but are instead made to work in Saudi Arabia against their will and abandoned there ...

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/06/07/saudi-arabiakuwait-investigate-human-traffickers

[struggle4progress]

15. "As If I Am Not Human" -- Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia

... You have only two choices: either you work without a salary, or you will die here. If you die, I will tell the police that you committed suicide ...

http://www.hrw.org/en/node/62143/section/1

[truebrit71]

16. So glad these enlightened people are our friends...

....:grr:

[wordpix]

18. well they DO have oil so of course, they're treated royally

We need to end this oil addiction and fast