> 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 Unido (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.
> >
>
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