Document #1066261

AI – Amnesty International

Saudi Arabia : Investigation into tragic death of 14 school girls must be transparent and public

http://web.amnesty.org/web/news.nsf/WebAll/D5C819E74C8150BD80256B7D00617EB8?OpenDocument

ecoi.net summary:
14 school girls died and and dozens of others were injured following a fire at their school in Mecca after the religious police (Mutawa'een) prevented them from escaping from the fire because they were not wearing headscarves
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
http://web.amnesty.org/web/news.nsf/WebAll/D5C819E74C8150BD80256B7D00617EB8?OpenDocument
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
15 March 2002
Document ID:
1066261 (former ID 2198)

ecoi.net is run by the Austrian Red Cross (department ACCORD) in cooperation with Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration. ecoi.net is funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Austrian Ministry of the Interior and Caritas Austria. ecoi.net is supported by ECRE & UNHCR.