Overview

• Attorney General R. Venkataramani told the Supreme Court on July 14 that India had reached the limit of its diplomatic efforts to halt the execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen.
• The government lacks formal recognition of the Houthi-controlled authorities in Sana’a and has resorted to private back-channels, including an influential sheikh, to seek a stay of execution.
• Priya’s supporters have pledged up to USD 1 million in diyah under Sharia law, but the victim’s family has not engaged in blood money negotiations.
• A petition by the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council seeks directions for New Delhi to facilitate a pardon or payment of diyah through diplomatic intervention.
• The Supreme Court has scheduled the next hearing for July 18 as the July 16 execution date draws near.