Here is the story that you all spoke of earlier. The address is at the bottom if you want to help in this.
REH > I hope you will read this letter and take action. > We can help prevent an atrocity! > > Nicole > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kadea Metara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:41 PM > To: ~Undisclosed-Recipient > Subject: Urgent appeal: Amina Lawal-Nigeria > > > > > Dear Friends > 30 yr old Nigerian woman Amina Lawal is to be "stoned to death" by a > Regional Court in Katsina State, for having a child out of wedlock. > Under Nigerian law, the man who impregnated her has walked away with > no sentence as there is no proof he impregnated her. So the woman > will pay for the 'crime', once she has finished breastfeeding her > baby. Her sentence was announced on 23 March 2002. > > This is NOT a crime. Yet she will be murdered because of it. The last > woman who was sentenced to death by stoning was acquitted in March of > this year, thanks in part to the support of Merton Amnesty and > people like you and I. All you have to do to help this woman is sign > the letter on their website www.mertonai.org/amina > <http://www.mertonai.org/amina> and click on "sign our letter". > Forward this to as many as you can. > > Thanks, > Kadea > > >
