20 Year Old Lady Sentenced to Death by Stone in Sudan for Ad*ltery

A 20-year-old woman was found guilty of adultery and condemned to death by stoning by a Sudanese high court.

Prior to her June 26 sentencing at the Kosti Criminal Court, police in the White Nile state of Sudan detained Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab last month, according to Mail Online.

According to the report, Ms. Tiyrab had left her husband and returned to her family’s house before a police officer reportedly coerced an illegal confession out of her during an interrogation.

She filed an appeal in an effort to have the judgement overturned by the High Court.

Ms Tiyrab was reportedly denied legal representation, and her trial commenced without obtaining a formal complaint from the police, which human rights groups say is irregular.

Under Islamic law, Hudud crimes enforced in Sudan carry penalties such as the amputation of hands and feet, flogging, and in rare cases, death.

The last known case of a woman sentenced to stoning for adultery was in South Kordofan state in 2013, but the High Court overturned the decision.

The African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), based in Uganda called for Tiyrab’s ‘immediate and unconditional release’ and accused the Sudanese government of violating domestic and international law.

‘The application of the death penalty by stoning for the crime of adultery is a grave violation of international law, including the right to life and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,’ the centre said in a statement.