"In March, 30-year old Amina Lawal was sentenced to death by stoning in Katsina, Nigeria for having a child outside marriage. She had not legal representation in during her trial and her partner and father of her child was acquitted for "lack of evidence". Her appeal hearing is to resume on Monday July 8. In a perversely 'humane' twist, if the appeal is lost the stoning will be postponed until January 2004 to allow her to wean her baby daughter."

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Sign an electronic letter, write directly to your local Nigerian diplomatic mission -- the world needs to speak out.

In the wake of the Supreme Court and District Court decisions on vouchers for religious schools and "under God" in the pledge, I thought readers might want to find appropriate Religious Liberty organizations to support. Here's a list from the ACLU: Internet Resources -- Church and State

I'm on the Board of Americans for Religious Liberty -- please check it out and consider supporting them.