From: owner-alanis-digest@smoe.org (alanis-digest) To: alanis-digest@smoe.org Subject: alanis-digest V3 #34 Reply-To: alanis@smoe.org Sender: owner-alanis-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alanis-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alanis-digest Monday, September 30 2002 Volume 03 : Number 034 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AMFL] *NAR* Please read and forward...this is REALLY important ["M. Jani] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 16:57:48 +0000 From: "M. Janicki" Subject: [AMFL] *NAR* Please read and forward...this is REALLY important Hi everyone. I recently heard about a really mind-boggling story that I just can't come to terms with. It's about this woman in Nigeria who has been sentenced to be stoned to death for committing adultery and having a baby out of wedlock. I went onto Amnesty International's website and found a "Take Action" page (http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_nigeria). There is a letter that you can sign and send to the Nigerian authorities. I've already done it and I'm asking you to please do the same. I really want to help save this woman's life. Below is attached a copy of the letter that you can sign along with your name and address or e-mail. Your Excellency, I am deeply concerned about the pernicious effects on human beings and on their rights of the introduction of the new Shari'ah based Penal Codes in Northern Nigeria. These new codes establish the death penalty for crimes such as adultery and introduce cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments such as flogging and amputation. All these punishments are in breach of international human rights instruments signed and ratified by your Government, for that reason, I kindly call on your Government to take all necessary measures to secure respect for the rule of law in every part of Nigeria which includes respect for the prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, such as the practice of corporal punishment. The Nigerian government should also make death penalty a thing of the past. The government of Nigeria must also ensure that no-one is discriminated against before the law on grounds of his or her religion, sex or social status. I also call on the Federal Government of the Republic of Nigeria to ensure that Amina Lawal, who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Bakori, Katsina State, is not executed under any circumstance. Amina has also right to a fair trial, including the right of appeal. Yours sincerely, Please send one copy to each of the following people: His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Republic, The Presidency, Federal Secretariat, Phase II, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja; Fax: 234 9 523 21 36 (press office) His Excellency Kanu Godwin Agabi, Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice, New Federal Secretariat complex Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria; Fax: 234 9 523 52 08. email:webmaster@nigeria.gov.ng Thanks everyone. Please forward this to everyone that you can. Every additional voice will make a difference. peace $ love $ am Monika' Alanisoholic ' ...:::[IMAGE]Thank You Each Beaucoup[IMAGE]:::... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. Click Here ____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a message to alanis-request@smoe.org with UNSUBSCRIBE as the body of your message. ------------------------------ End of alanis-digest V3 #34 ***************************