My sincere apologies for an off topic post but the cause seems justified.
I could think of no better forum than this to reach more people. If this annoys you, please do not waste bandwidth but reply to me in private. Hope you have a few moments to read this.
Thanks,
ssb
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The Nigerian supreme court has upheld the death sentence for Amina Lawal, who was condemned for adultery. She is to be buried up to her neck and stoned to death. Her death has been postponed for one month so that she can continue to nurse her baby.
Amina's case is being handled by the Spanish branch of Amnesty International, which is attempting to put together enough signatures to make the Nigerian government rescind the death sentence. A similar campaign saved another Nigerian woman condemned in similar circumstances. It will only take you a few seconds to sign Amnesty's online petition.
The main petition is at Amnesty Spain
Enter your first name in the space marked 'nombre', last name ('apellidos'), county/state ('provincia'), and country from the drop down box - choose Reino Unido (UK). Then click on 'Seguir' and go to the second page. There you have the option of entering your email address if you wish to receive follow-up information. Be sure to click on 'aceptar' to have your name added to the petition list.
For English versions, the same petition is online on most Amnesty International sites around the world including:
USA (in conjunction with the Oprah Winfrey show)
UK
Australia
I could think of no better forum than this to reach more people. If this annoys you, please do not waste bandwidth but reply to me in private. Hope you have a few moments to read this.
Thanks,
ssb
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The Nigerian supreme court has upheld the death sentence for Amina Lawal, who was condemned for adultery. She is to be buried up to her neck and stoned to death. Her death has been postponed for one month so that she can continue to nurse her baby.
Amina's case is being handled by the Spanish branch of Amnesty International, which is attempting to put together enough signatures to make the Nigerian government rescind the death sentence. A similar campaign saved another Nigerian woman condemned in similar circumstances. It will only take you a few seconds to sign Amnesty's online petition.
The main petition is at Amnesty Spain
Enter your first name in the space marked 'nombre', last name ('apellidos'), county/state ('provincia'), and country from the drop down box - choose Reino Unido (UK). Then click on 'Seguir' and go to the second page. There you have the option of entering your email address if you wish to receive follow-up information. Be sure to click on 'aceptar' to have your name added to the petition list.
For English versions, the same petition is online on most Amnesty International sites around the world including:
USA (in conjunction with the Oprah Winfrey show)
UK
Australia