Amnesty Petition
Posted: May 2nd 2003, 8:32 am
Just got this via email and thought I'd post it here.
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
and is now set for June 3rd. 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. The father denied everything when he realised the
trouble he was in. To find out more about sharia law, see this.
This 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. Go to the web page
http://www.amnistiaporsafiya.org
Enter your first name in the space marked 'nombre', last
name('apellidos'), county ('provincia'), country, and In the drop down
box pick Reino Unido (United Kingdom). 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 thepetition now, then copy this message into a new email and send it to everyone in your address book.
To translate the Spanish Amnesty website, go to babelfish and insert
the web address in the appropriate space.
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
and is now set for June 3rd. 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. The father denied everything when he realised the
trouble he was in. To find out more about sharia law, see this.
This 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. Go to the web page
http://www.amnistiaporsafiya.org
Enter your first name in the space marked 'nombre', last
name('apellidos'), county ('provincia'), country, and In the drop down
box pick Reino Unido (United Kingdom). 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 thepetition now, then copy this message into a new email and send it to everyone in your address book.
To translate the Spanish Amnesty website, go to babelfish and insert
the web address in the appropriate space.
