Sarah is a sixteen year old Filipina girl who is currently under
sentence of death in the United Arab Emirates.
Her crime was simply to defend herself against her employer
who raped her. In defending herself she stabbed him to death.
Sarah was condemned to death at a re-trial by an Islamic
court that rejected her claim to have been raped. An
earlier court hearing had convicted her of manslaughter
and she had been jailed for seven years. At the same time
the court awarded her compensation for having been raped.
This ruling was overturned at the re-trial and a death
sentence was imposed.
Sarah has 15 days from the 16th September to lodge an
appeal. We ask you not to ignore the dreadful plight
of so young a woman. You can help by writing to the
President and the Minister of Justice in the United
Arab Emirates. The addresses are:
His Highness Al Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan
President of the United Arab Emirates
Ruler of Abu Dhabi
Manhal Palace
PO BOX 280
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Bin Omran Taryan
Minister of Justice
The Ministry of Justice
PO BOX 753
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
FAX: 0097 2664944
You can also lobby Malcolm Rifkind, the Foreign Secretary
[Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Tel: 0171 270 1500,
Fax: 0171 270 2144]
Contacts: the Solidarity Centre, Glasgow, UK. Tel: 0141 226 3066
LIST OF COMPANIES TRADING IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Black and Decker Overseas, Boeing International Corp.
B.P., Exxon ,Gulf, Shell, Union Carbide,
Access International Ltd (credit card),
Alberto-Culver Group Ltd (shampoos etc.),
Alexandra Workwear plc, Babcock Construction,
W.A. Baxter & Sons Ltd (soup, pickles etc),
British Aerospace, British Arkady Co. Ltd,
John Brown Engineering, Clydesdale Bank plc,
Cuprinol (woodstains), Cussons (soap), Daewoo (electronics),
Daler Rowney (artists' materials), Dylon,
Fruit of the Loom (sweatshirts, T-shirts),
H.P. Foods (beans, tomato sauce), Heinz,
Johnson & Johnson, Kangol (ravers' hats),
Kelloggs, Kenwood, Kraft, Ladybird Books, McAlpine (builders),
McCain Foods (frozen chips etc), MacMillan Publishers,
Meri-mate (soft drinks), Merrydown Cider, Mothercare,
Parker Pens, Patak Spices, Pizza Huts, Polaroid,
Pringle (golf gear), Rank Xerox, Rolls-Royce Engineering,
Scottish Vocational Educational Council, Sellotape,
Smith & Nephew (toiletries), Staedler (pens),
Tambrands (Tampax), Tandy (electronics shops),
Trebor Bassett (sweets), Tate & Lyle, Thorn E.M.I.,
Toshiba, Texaco, Tyne Tees Television, John West Foods,
Whole Earth Foods, Wilkinson Sword, X-pelair (air conditioning)