Mubarak Bala
Mubarak Bala is a Nigerian atheist.
Background[edit]
Twelve out of Nigeria's thirty-six states have Sunni Islam as the dominant religion. In 1999, those states chose to have Sharia courts as well as Customary courts.[1] A Sharia court may treat blasphemy as deserving of several punishments up to, and including, execution.[2][3]
A 2010 poll by Pew Research Center showed that 51% of Nigerian Muslims agree with death penalty for leaving Islam.[4][5]
Human rights case[edit]
Bala was forcibly committed to a psychiatric institution in Kano for eighteen days in 2014, where he was forcibly drugged after stating that he was an atheist. (Note that anyone who does not voluntarily commit to psychiatric institution, anywhere in the world, can only otherwise be forcibly committed). One doctor suggested there was nothing wrong with Bala but a second doctor suggested a personality disorder. The International Humanist and Ethical Union has taken up the case and feels Bala's Human rights were violated.[6][7] "The real reason for this outrageous and inhumane action is because Mubarak has renounced Islam and has openly declared himself to be an atheist." [8] On 4 July 2014, the BBC reported that Bala had been released from hospital in conjunction with a doctors' strike, and was seeking reconciliation with his family. It was not yet clear if he would remain in Northern Nigeria, due to death threats.[9]
See also[edit]
- ↑ "Nigeria: International Religious Freedom Report 2008". U.S. Department of State. 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ↑ http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=4FBA416ABC8805C2802569A600603109 Amnesty International Report on Saudi Arabia 2007.
- ↑ http://thereport.amnesty.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/saudi-arabia Amnesty International Report on Saudi Arabia 2009.[dead link]
- ↑ "Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah" (PDF). Pewglobal.org. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ↑ "Laws Penalizing Blasphemy, Apostasy and Defamation of Religion are Widespread | Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project". Pewforum.org. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- ↑ Nigeria atheist Bala 'deemed mentally ill in Kano state'
- ↑ Nigerian man detained in mental institute in Kano 'because he renounced Islam'
- ↑ "Nigerian atheist forced into mental hospital for rejecting Islam". Nigeria Sun. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Nigeria atheist Bala freed from Kano psychiatric hospital". BBC News. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
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