Merry Utami, Woman Migrant Workers on Death Row: Story through eyes of her daughter
Description
In November this year, Indonesia underwent its 4th cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council last November. In this process, where the situation of human rights in Indonesia was reviewed – the Government received recommendations from at least 22 UN member states to either moratorium or abolish death penalty in the country.
Long before this, the international community had already highlighted the issue of the death penalty in Indonesia. One of the high-profile cases is that of Merry Utami, an Indonesian migrant worker who was framed for carrying narcotics and sentenced to death as a result 21 years ago.
In this episode, Voicesea Podcast had a conversation with Fadiyah Alaydrus, who wrote a story about the case of Merry Utami from a perspective of her daughter through BEBESEA Story Fellowship. She discussed about the multi-layered suffering faced by death row convicts including the vulnerability of migrant workers facing the death penalty, and how the impact is felt by not only Merry Utami but also her family.
To read her story (in Bahasa Indonesia) visit - https://bebesea.org/2022/02/perempuan-pekerja-migran-dan-perangkap-narkotika-berujung-eksekusi-mati-ditulis-oleh-fadiyah-alaidrus/
This episode is sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.
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