Tom Hougaard has just Emailed all on his TA list the
following request. If you have not seen it please try & help and pass it on
to your friends
Dear Friends,
I do not usually do these round letters but I feel compelled to urge you to
take a few moments of your time to add your name to an amnesty petition.
Amnesty International is an awesome organisation that manages to save lives
and release many imprisoned and those who suffer and are tortured...
I have just learned that the Nigerian supreme court has upheld the death
sentence for Amina Lawal, who was condemned for the crime of 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, Safiya, condemned in similar
circumstances.) The petition has so far (as of April 7th) amassed over
4,100,000 signatures. It will only take you a few seconds to sign Amnesty's
online petition.
Go to the web page
http://www.amnistiaporsafiya.org/ 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), Estados Unidos
(USA), or whichever is appropriate. 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. In any case, be sure to click on 'aceptar'
to have your name added to the petition list.
Please sign the petition now, then forward this message to everyone in your
address book.
Your action could save a life, the life of a beautiful woman. Themba
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