[Save a life!]

Date: September 13, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: Fwd: We can do something

"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 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 judgement 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."