Help stop a stoning to death (fwd)

[Penny Eckert]

from Amnesty International:


>  > >   Subject: Amina Lawal case
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>  > >
>  > >   Hearing on AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON - 27
>  > > AUGUST 2003
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>  > >
>  > >   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.
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>  > >
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>  > >
>  > >   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
>  > >