Thanks for reading the following. - Lori of your time. As many of you may have heard, a Nigerian woman was recently sentenced to death - for having a child out of wedlock. Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by stoning - she is to be 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. I'm sure you all feel equal shock and disgust at this sentence, and I want you to know that 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 judgment 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. Brenda Gardner PICCADILLY PRESS London England ~
