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The public
execution of eight Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has been
condemned by a leading human rights group in Bangladesh, Ain O Salish Kendra.
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| There are many thousands of Bangladeshi migrant workers across the Middle East |
The workers
were beheaded in public in Riyadh on Friday after they were found guilty of
killing an Egyptian in 2007.
Three other
Bangladeshis were sentenced to prison terms and flogging in the same case.
More than
two million Bangladeshis work in Saudi Arabia.
The human
rights group says the execution of Bangladeshi workers should be condemned by
anyone who cares for humanity.
It says
that although the executions were carried out in accordance with Saudi law, the
public beheading of the workers will cause immense suffering and trauma for
their family members back at home.
It points
out that often foreign workers don't understand Saudi court proceedings in
Arabic and they rarely get lawyers to represent their case.
It has
urged the Bangladeshi government to offer legal assistance to migrant workers
facing trial.
The money
sent home by migrant workers in Bangladesh play a crucial role in the country's
economy.
Amnesty
International says since the end of the holy month of Ramadan, executions have
resumed in Saudi Arabia at an alarming rate.
The latest
beheadings bring the total number of executions in the country this year to 58,
more than twice the figure for the whole of 2010.
It says
many of those executed in recent years have been foreign nationals, mostly
migrant workers from developing countries.
It has
called on the Saudi government for an immediate moratorium on executions and to
commute all death sentences.
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