Save Marilou Ranario

[The below is from: http://www.apmigrants.org/appeals/16.htm -->more information can be found on this site.]

Dear Sisters and Human Rights Defenders,

Greetings of peace and solidarity!

We are appealing to you to support our campaign to save the life of a sister, mother and domestic worker Marilou Ranario from the Philippines who was sentenced to death by hanging last 28 September 2005. She is currently imprisoned at the Kuwait Central Jail awaiting final decision of her case by the Court of Cassation. The oral argument of the case is scheduled on 13 November 2007 and a decision be reached during the first quarter of 2008.

You can help Marilou by sending 1) Letter of Appeal to the Kuwait Amir; 2) Letter to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and; 3) sign the petition hereto attached. Please furnish us a copy of your letters and send it to our email: migrantecampaign@gmail.com .

We must not waste time. Let's all work towards her freedom.

Thank you very much in anticipation.

Your sincerely,

CONNIE BRAGAS-REGALADO
Chairperson, MIGRNTE International
Convenor, Save Marilou Ranario Movement (SMRM)

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PETITION LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT:

October 2007

H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
President of the Republic of the Philippines
Malacanang Palac
JP Laurel St., San Miguel
Manila, Philippines
Email: corres@op.gov.ph; opnet@ops.gov.ph

Your Excellency,

We, the undersigned im/migrants, women, advocates and concerned citizens in the Philippines and overseas, express our great concern over the plight of Marilou Ranario, the Filipino domestic worker sentenced to death in Kuwait. At the same time, we are extremely concerned over the situation of about 35 other overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on death row around the world.

Marilou, 35 years old, was convicted of crime of murder for the death of her employer, Najat Mahmoud Faraj Mobarak in January 2005 and sentenced to death by hanging in Septmber 2005. Her case is under final appeal with the highest court, the Court of Cassation and a final verdict is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2008.

Marilou has two children, son Raffy John who is 12 years old and daughter Ruselle who is nine (9) years old. She is a university graduate with a teacher’s degree. Her case illustrates the heights of maltreatment and injustice suffered by many im/migrants, specially women domestic workers.

It is incumbent that your office exerts all efforts to ensure that at the minimum, Marilou’s life is spared and at the maximum, she is released and reunited soonest with her family.

We reiterate our firm commitment and support for Marilou and other overseas Filipino workers like her. We commit to continue our campaign to save her life and the lives of all other overseas Filipino workers on death row.

Save the live of Marilou Ranario!
Save the lives of all overseas Filipino workers on death row!
Justice for all migrant workers!

Signed:
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