GENEVA (16 May 2024) – UN experts* have urged Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was convicted of blasphemy for writing a song and sharing it on a social messaging service. “Although his death sentence was quashed by a court of appeal, we remain deeply concerned that Mr. Sharif-Aminu’s case will be re-prosecuted based on the same legal framework, the Kano State Sharia Penal Code Law, with serious risks that the death sentence will be confirmed,” the experts said.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 16 May 2024. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
