Nigeria: Death Sentence Revoked Against Unwed Mom. / Toye Olori.
by Olori, Toye; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 41Human Relations. Publisher: Inter Press Service, 2002ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Adultery | Capital punishment | Islam -- Nigeria | Sentences (Criminal procedure) | Stoning (Islamic law) | Women -- NigeriaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Safiya Hussaini, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery by an Islamic court has regained her freedom following pressure by local and international rights groups to spare her life." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article explains how a sentence of death by stoning for a Nigerian woman convicted of adultery under strict Islamic law was overturned.
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Originally Published: Nigeria: Death Sentence Revoked Against Unwed Mom, March 25, 2002; pp. n.p..
"Safiya Hussaini, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery by an Islamic court has regained her freedom following pressure by local and international rights groups to spare her life." (INTER PRESS SERVICE) This article explains how a sentence of death by stoning for a Nigerian woman convicted of adultery under strict Islamic law was overturned.
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