An update: In August, a judge decreed that Amina Lawal's death-by-stoning sentence will be carried out when she weans her daughter. She was sentenced for adultery. Amnesty International among other groups has called for a reversal of the sentence. Find out how to send an appeal to the government of Nigeria.
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Posted by Jone Johnson Lewis at September 18, 2002 08:28 PM