Nigeria court overturns stoning sentence.(News)(Brief Article)

From: The Christian Century | Date: October 18, 2003 | Copyright information

A Nigerian woman condemned to death by stoning on charges of adultery had her sentence overturned after human rights groups demanded that her life be spared A five-judge Islamic court in the northern town of Katsina ruled 4-1 on September 23 to overturn the conviction of Amina Lawal, convicted in March 2002 after having a baby outside wedlock two years ago.

Lawal, 32, is the second Nigerian woman to have her death sentence overturned since 12 northern states adopted Shar...

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