AMINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON 3RD JUNE

Basic Info on Case:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/amina.htm

Update:
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. Execution 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
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theissues/article/0,6512,777972,00.html

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.

Hard to believe something so barbaric could take place in this day and age.

She cetainly deserves a prayer for her and her child.

Thanks for the links.

And Thank *GOD* for Western civilization ... where most countries either don't have the death penalty, or at least agonize over whether or not to use it on people who have committed the higher crime of actually *killing* someone.

friendofk (and happy to be in America today)