allAfrica.com
13 November 2003
In late September this year, people all over the world breathed a sigh of relief after a Nigerian Sharia court upheld the appeal of Amina Lawal against her conviction for adultery. The intensity of the international reaction related to her punishment. Lawal was found guilty and sentenced in 2001 to death by stoning, a penalty that astounded and appalled many. But on September 25 the appeal judges ...
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