Nigerian woman still sentenced to death. (from Yahoo News via iFeminists.com)
Human rights activists seeking a reprieve for a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Nigeria intensified international pressure Friday by delivering a petition signed by more than 1 million people to the Nigerian High Commission. (09/28/02)
Nigeria officially has a secular constitution and court system, but it is notoriously slow and cumbersome. This woman was convicted in a court that applies sharia law, which has been adopted by some northern provinces of Nigeria. [See this article in The Economist. See also this article from the Human Rights Watch.]
