From: Steve Davies (steve365@btinternet.com)
Date: Fri May 16 2003 - 11:41:27 MDT
I'm afraid Amnesty has said it has no connection to this petition. Amina Lawal's case is still working its way through the judicial system. Her case is due to be heard by a (sharia) appeal court in June (this hearing was postponed to avoid causing a rumpus during the recent election) after which there is further redress via the federal courts. Don't know who is behind this, but it seems best to wait until the next hearing has been held at least.
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From: Natasha Vita-More
To: exi-la@extropy.org ; extropians@extropy.org
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 6:01 PM
Subject: NIGERIA: Stoning of Woman
I am forwarding this post which Roy Walford sent me. Please add your names.
Thanks,
Natasha
Dear Friends,
I have just learned that the Nigerian supreme court has upheld the death
sentence for Amina Lawal, who was condemned for the crime of adultery.
She is to be buried up to her neck and stoned to death. Her death has
been postponed for one month so that she can continue to nurse her baby.
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.) The petition has so far (as of April 7th) amassed
over 4,100,000 signatures. It will only take you a few seconds
to sign Amnesty's online petition.
Go to the web page
http://www.amnistiaporsafiya.org
enter your
first name in the space marked 'nombre', last name ('apellidos'),
county/state('provincia'), and country from the drop down box - choose
Reino ido (UK), Estados Unidos (USA), or whichever is appropriate. Then
click on 'Seguir' and go to the second page.There you have the option of
entering your email address if you wish to receive follow-up
information. In any case, be sure to click on 'aceptar' to have your
name added to the petition list.
Please sign the petition now, then forward this message to everyone in
your address book.
Thank you.
Terrell Lamb
Natasha Vita-More
http://www.natasha.cc
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