The life of a Nepali maid on death row in Kuwait has been spared after a court ruling on December 23rd commuted her sentence. Dolma Sherpa was handed the death penalty in Kuwait last year for allegedly murdering her Filipinna room-mate while their employer was away on the Haj pilgrimage. (You can read more about the case here)
The 29-year old mother-of-3 had gone to Kuwait in order to work to support her family in Nepal, while her husband Ang Tenzi Sherpa worked as a cook at an American military base in Iraq.
When Dolma’s husband heard about her death sentence, he returned to Nepal immediately to raise the alarm. A major civil society campaign, spearheaded by the Nepal-Americas Council (an association made up of about 30 different groups organised by Nepalis working in the US and Canada) raised enough money for Dolma’s legal representation and mounted a letter-writing campaign targetting the Kuwaiti government, Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington D.C and Condoleeza Rice.
Yesterday’s ruling is great news and it is impressive to see a trans-national campaign putting pressure on the Kuwaiti authorities and succeeding. It is likely that Dolma will now be extradited to Nepal which does not practice the death penalty.
However, there are still around 30 Nepali maids languishing in Kuwaiti jails, many with children.
Many thanks to my source in Kathmandu for the update…
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March 28, 2009
I just want to know about the case of Dolma as i hear that they will release her after the month of Ramadan in this year which is in August of this year,and i also hear that they will keep her in Jail for 25 years.plz confirm to us which news is the right they will release her after ramdan or will keep her in Jail for 25 years plz let us knows if some body have excately news about it
Awaiting for your quick response on my mail address (saghirahmad2006@yahoo.com)
Thanks and with best regards
Sagir
April 15, 2009
Hi Saghir, thankyou for your concern. I think that the death penalty has now been commuted to a life sentence but i’ve not been able to find a news report to confirm this. If this is the case, she will serve out the rest of her sentence in Nepal
best regards,
MR-Org
April 22, 2009
Actually sir i dont understand if the phillipne family accpet blood money and they forgive her then why Kuwait governament still want to keep her in Jail as life sentence,i hear this news before that the nepal embassy hire new lawyer to get her release at earliest,so plz if there is any news plz let me knows
Awaiting for your quick response
Saghir
August 6, 2009
Hi this is saghir from kuwait have any body news about Dolma Sherpa news when they will release her from jail as i hear before they will leave her in month of ramadan
August 24, 2009
hello i dont think if the any ph can keep in hte jain for the life time since then they are sending in philipines to continue thier lifetime jail. yeah they accept blood money and there is lot of cases like that happen too.
August 24, 2009
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October 5, 2009
hi any body have any news about the case of Dolma Sherpa in Kuwait?if yes plz let us knows on (saghirahmad2006@yahoo.com)
Awaiting for your quick response
Sagir
October 14, 2009
hi any body have any news about the case of Dolma Sherpa in Kuwait?if yes plz let us knows on
Awaiting for your quick response
Sagir