[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR MERIAM IBRAHIM IN SUDAN

  (Mr. WOLF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking for Meriam Ibrahim in 
Sudan.
  It is 7 p.m. now in Khartoum, and a young, frightened Sudanese woman 
is shackled in a prison cell for refusing to renounce her Christian 
faith. Her husband, an American citizen, is seeking to draw attention 
to her plight and that of her 18-month-old son who languishes in jail 
with her.
  Meriam Ibrahim is 8 months pregnant, and her draconian sentence of 
death by hanging is being delayed until she gives birth. The clock is 
ticking.
  Congressman Trent Franks has sought to shine a bright light on this 
injustice, and today, Senators Blunt and Ayotte of New Hampshire are 
urging the Secretary of State, John Kerry, to provide political asylum 
to Meriam.
  The administration should urgently act to save this innocent woman's 
life. President Obama should immediately appeal for her release and 
offer her safe haven here in the United States.

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