I implore the whole world to rise and ensure that justice be served in the case of a teenager, Noura Hussein, who was sentenced to death on Thursday, for killing her husband.
Hussein was convicted of murder on April 29 , 2018, and on Thursday (today) she was sentenced to death.
At the age of 16, Noura was forced into a marriage by her father.
She refused and escaped from her family home near Khartoum to stay with her aunt in Sennar.
She lived there for three years, determined to finish her education, when she received word that the wedding plans had been cancelled, and she was welcome to come home.
On her return, it became apparent that she had been tricked. The wedding ceremony was underway, and Noura was duly “given” to the groom.
Distraught, the 19-year-old refused to consummate the marriage for a number of days.
Within the week, her husband’s tactics became increasingly aggressive. Noura’s husband raped her, with the help of relatives who pinned her down during the act.
When the husband returned the next day to repeat the crime, Noura retaliated. She stabbed her husband a number of times, ultimately killing her rapist.
She, thereafter, returned to her family, who reportedly disowned her and turned her over to the police.
This is pure injustice! this is not a case of murder but self defence against rape!
Please sign this petition to see Noura a free woman again.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 14, 2018
May 13, 2018
Seeing one hundred people acknowledge that what happened to Noura is self defense and not murder brings me a moment of real relief. I started this because I could not sit quietly while her life was being stolen by a system that refuses to see her humanity.
Reached 100 supporters
May 11, 2018
May 10, 2018
Noura is sitting in a cell facing an impossible sentence for defending her own life. We are nearly at one hundred signatures so please send this link to your contacts right now to help us keep this momentum moving forward.
235 Comments
Completely archaic! What kind of justice is that? Noura was not only raped by that animal but by his family and the Justice system, as well. The justice protects rapist and assist but not the one that is trying to progress. I'm appalled, totally horrified. Free this poor girl so that she can start healing, don't make matters worse.
No one should be forced to marry, No one should be forced to have non consensual sex. This young lady had been lied to, deceived, let down and disowned by her own family. We need to stop this now and show the world that this is wrong, if we don't this will continue to happen.
This type of OUTRAGE has to stop! Who sells their underage child to an older man for Marriage? These girls are raped repeatedly, and beaten. BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. Your women are of value, open your eyes. She was protecting herself from brutality. I see it as SELF DEFENSE.
She should be given the fair trial with defences of provocation & diminished responsibility that ANY CIVILIZED LEGAL SYSTEM WOULD PRESCRIBE IN RECOGNITION OF UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS
My heart goes out to this young woman. I hope everything works out in her favor and the laws about marital rape will change in Sudan. #SaveNuoraHussein #StopMaritalRape
Free Noura
Women are not chattel. Noura should be set free.
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I implore the whole world to rise and ensure that justice be served in the case of a teenager, Noura Hussein, who was sentenced to death on Thursday, for killing her husband.
Hussein was convicted of murder on April 29 , 2018, and on Thursday (today) she was sentenced to death.
At the age of 16, Noura was forced into a marriage by her father.
She refused and escaped from her family home near Khartoum to stay with her aunt in Sennar.
She lived there for three years, determined to finish her education, when she received word that the wedding plans had been cancelled, and she was welcome to come home.
On her return, it became apparent that she had been tricked. The wedding ceremony was underway, and Noura was duly “given” to the groom.
Distraught, the 19-year-old refused to consummate the marriage for a number of days.
Within the week, her husband’s tactics became increasingly aggressive. Noura’s husband raped her, with the help of relatives who pinned her down during the act.
When the husband returned the next day to repeat the crime, Noura retaliated. She stabbed her husband a number of times, ultimately killing her rapist.
She, thereafter, returned to her family, who reportedly disowned her and turned her over to the police.
This is pure injustice! this is not a case of murder but self defence against rape!
Please sign this petition to see Noura a free woman again.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
May 14, 2018
May 13, 2018
Seeing one hundred people acknowledge that what happened to Noura is self defense and not murder brings me a moment of real relief. I started this because I could not sit quietly while her life was being stolen by a system that refuses to see her humanity.
Reached 100 supporters
May 11, 2018
May 10, 2018
Noura is sitting in a cell facing an impossible sentence for defending her own life. We are nearly at one hundred signatures so please send this link to your contacts right now to help us keep this momentum moving forward.
235 Comments
How is this allowed in this world in 2018, child marriage as young as 10 yrs old, rape, she was held down by his family the first time and then attempted again, it was self defence, and now the family want to commit a revenge killing, this must stop. Child marriage is wrong, rape is wrong whoever it is, wherever it is.
Completely archaic! What kind of justice is that? Noura was not only raped by that animal but by his family and the Justice system, as well. The justice protects rapist and assist but not the one that is trying to progress. I'm appalled, totally horrified. Free this poor girl so that she can start healing, don't make matters worse.
No one should be forced to marry, No one should be forced to have non consensual sex. This young lady had been lied to, deceived, let down and disowned by her own family. We need to stop this now and show the world that this is wrong, if we don't this will continue to happen.
This type of OUTRAGE has to stop! Who sells their underage child to an older man for Marriage? These girls are raped repeatedly, and beaten. BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. Your women are of value, open your eyes. She was protecting herself from brutality. I see it as SELF DEFENSE.
She should be given the fair trial with defences of provocation & diminished responsibility that ANY CIVILIZED LEGAL SYSTEM WOULD PRESCRIBE IN RECOGNITION OF UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RIGHTS
My heart goes out to this young woman. I hope everything works out in her favor and the laws about marital rape will change in Sudan. #SaveNuoraHussein #StopMaritalRape
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Women are not chattel. Noura should be set free.
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How is this allowed in this world in 2018, child marriage as young as 10 yrs old, rape, she was held down by his family the first time and then attempted again, it was self defence, and now the family want to commit a revenge killing, this must stop. Child marriage is wrong, rape is wrong whoever it is, wherever it is.