Help stop a stoning to death (fwd)

[Mara Henderson]

Please check out these links...
http://www.counterpunch.org/iman05152003.html
http://people.ucsc.edu/~acwhite/baobab/recentevents.htm



Quoting Penny Eckert <eckert at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>:

> from Amnesty International:
>
>
> >  > >   Subject: Amina Lawal case
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >   Hearing on AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON - 27
> >  > > AUGUST 2003
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >   The Nigerian Supreme Court has upheld the death
> >  > > sentence for Amina Lawal,
> >  > >
> >  > >   condemned for the crime of adultery on August 19th
> >  > > 2002, to be buried up
> >  > >
> >  > >   her neck and stoned to death. Her death was
> >  > > postponed so that she could continue to
> >  > >
> >  > >   nurse her baby. Hearing on her Execution is now
> >  > > set for 27 AUGUST 2003.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >   If you haven't been following this case, you might
> >  > > like to know that Amina's baby is regarded as the
> >  > > 'evidence' of her adultery. Amina's case is being
> >  > > handled by the Spanish  branch of Amnesty
> >  > > International, which is attempting to put together
> >  > > enough signatures to make the Nigerian government
> >  > > rescind the death sentence. A similar campaign saved
> >  > > another Nigerian woman, Safiya, condemned in similar
> >  > > circumstances. By March 4th the petition had amassed
> >  > > over 2,600,000 signatures. It will only take you a
> >  > > few seconds to sign Amnesty's online petition.
> >  > > Please sign the petition now, then copy this message
> >  > > into a new email and send it to everyone in your
> >  > > address book.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >   Go to the web page
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >    http://www.amnesty.org.au/e-card/petition.asp
> >  > >
>
>


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Mara Henderson
mhenderson at umail.ucsb.edu