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Rizana's family
Rizana Nafeek is a young Sri Lankan immigrant maid who has been sentenced to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia.
She was left in charge of a baby, who choked to death, and Rizana was accused of murder.
Rizana was 17 at the time, couldn't speak the language & had an unfair trial...
Salutation: Your Majesty
His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud,
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
Office of His Majesty the King,
Royal Court, Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fax: +966 1 403 1185
His Royal Highness Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud,
Minister of the Interior,
PO Box 2933,
Airport Road Riyadh 11134, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fax: + 966 1 403 1185
Copies to:
President, Human Rights Commission,
Bandar Mohammed Abdullah Al-Aiban,
P.O.Box 58889,
King Fahad Road,
Building No.373,
Riyadh 11515,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fax: +966 1 461 2061
Email: hrc@haq-ksa.org
Saudi Mission to the UN,
UN Plaza,
10th Floor New York,
NY 10017
PH: 212 557 1525
Fax: 212 983 4895
If in the UK, copies to:
30 Charles Street,
W1J 5DZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7917 3000
www.saudiembassy.org.uk
Email: ukemb@mofa.gov.sa
If in the USA, copies to:
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
601 New Hampshire Avenue,
NW Washington,
DC 20037
Main Number: (202) 342-3800
Consulate/Visa Section: (202) 944-3126
Medical Office: (202) 342-7393
After hour Emergency No: (202) 469-1700
Commercial Office: (202) 337-4088
Information/Press Office: (202) 337-4076
Email: info@saudiembassy.net
Open during regular business hours from 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. Closed for Federal and Islamic holidays.
"The death of a baby is one of the most heartbreaking and tragic experiences for anyone to go through. It is easy to want to blame someone.
To have a baby die in your arms is also traumatic for anyone of any age, especially a young girl, alone and far from home, without any support. And then to be blamed. And sentenced to death. This is beyond anything imaginable.
My heart goes out to the family whose baby died and my heart cries for Rizana. I implore the baby's father and His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to have compassion for Rizana Nafeek. As the only two people who have the power to save her, I appeal to them to act humanely and let Rizana return home to her family, whose hearts are also bleeding for the loss of their child."
Chris Crowstaff,
Founder, Safe World for Women.
