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Amina Lawal, 31, left, who was sentenced to death by an Islamic court for having sex outside marriage, is led out of a Shariah high court Aug. 19, 2002, in Funtua, Nigeria, by her attorney Hauwa Ibrahimat after her appeal was rejected. Nigeria vowed Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, to block Islamic courts from carrying out any executions by stoning, promising to hold the line against Shariah sentences in northern states that have provoked international protests and boycott threats. (AP Photo)