Meriam Ibrahim,
27, gave birth in the early hours of Tuesday, a month before her due date. Amnesty International said the
condition of the mother and baby was not known as Ibrahim's lawyer and her
husband, a US citizen, had been denied access to her.
Omdurman women's prison has a basic clinic, where the child
is thought to have been born. Ibrahim has been shackled since being imprisoned.
"The Sudanese
government must guarantee her safety and the safety of her children, including
the newborn baby," said Amnesty's Manar
Idriss. Amnesty has called for Ibrahim's unconditional release.
This month a court ruled that Ibrahim's marriage to a
Christian man was invalid and that she was guilty of apostasy and adultery.
Ibrahim was sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery and to be hanged for apostasy.
Ibrahim denied the charges, telling the court she was the
daughter of a Sudanese Muslim man and an Ethiopian Christian woman, and had
been brought up as a Christian after her father left when she was six. She
refused to renounce her faith.
Her lawyers lodged an appeal against the convictions last
week. "There is no timeframe for the
appeal. They usually take a few months, but given the international attention
this might be much quicker," Idriss said.
If the appeal fails, Ibrahim's lawyers may seek rulings from
Sudan's Supreme Court and constitutional court.
The Sudanese authorities have said they will defer Ibrahim's
death sentence for two years to allow her to nurse her newborn baby.
Credit: The Guardian
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