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Home > Nigeria: Living on death row

Contributor [1]
Thursday, December 6, 2001 - 02:00
Categories: 
Human rights [2]
Issue Number: 
45 [3]
Article-Summary: 

In the northern Nigerian state of Sokoto, a woman is awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a conviction for adultery by an Islamic, or Sharia, court. If the appeal fails, Safiyatu Huseini will be stoned to death.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/rights/4623 [5]
Country: 
Nigeria [6]

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