AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED... you can help.

It's time people everywhere demand a stop to this...

Hearing on AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON - 27 AUGUST
2003--Please take a minute to sign Amnesty
International's petition.

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 to 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 Hearing on AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON - 27
AUGUST 2003--Please take a minute to sign Amnesty
International's petition. 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 to 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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