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[Powderworks] NMOC: Amina Lawal Must Not Face Death by Stoning

Miron Mizrahi mironmizrahi@yahoo.com
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:55:05 -0700 (PDT)


Hi 


"As many of you may have heard, a Nigerian woman was recently 
sentenced to
death - for having a child out of wedlolk. Amina  Lawal has been
sentenced
to death by stoning - she is to buried  up to her neck in the
ground, after
which her punishers will surround her and throw rocks at her head
until her
skull is
crushed and she dies a painful and horrible death.

she has only thirty days to appeal  her trial. Please go to
the Amnesty International site, http://www.mertonai.org/amina/
and sign the letter addressed  to the President of Nigeria. It
literally takes only a minute,  and could help to save her life, as
well as help put
an end to
this kind of cruel and disgraceful judgement in a country that 
calls itself
a democracy. Please copy and forward this letter  to others in your
address
book as well. Please help her!

Even if you're hesitant to sign the Amnesty petition
yourself, please pass this e-mail on, so that other people have  the
opportunity to decide for themselves.




=====
Miron

What happened to this song we once knew so well
Signed promise for moments caught within the spell
I must have waited all my life for this
Moment moment (Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans)

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