Protesters demand to stop stoning of Sri Lankan maid in Saudi Arabia...

Protesters in Colombo are demanding the release of a Sri Lankan domestic helper in Saudi Arabia sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.

Father Paris Jayamaha, director of Caritas Anuradhapura, also has condemned the conviction.

Activists urged Saudi authorities to pardon the 45-year-old Sri Lankan, a mother of three working in Riyadh since 2013. They protested outside the United Nations head office and the Saudi embassy in Colombo on Dec. 3.

A Saudi court sentenced the domestic worker to be stoned to death for committing adultery in August. The Sri Lankan man in the alleged relationship who is single was sentenced to 100 lashes.

"She went to Saudi to solve the economic hardships faced by her family," said Stella Philip, a human rights defender from the Women and Media Collective.

"We urge the Saudi authorities to respect human dignity," she said. Full story...

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