The latest victim (that we've heard about) is the London woman who was scheduled for execution in Laos. They have let her off now - at last - but only because she is pregnant!
She got pregnant in jail. She was accused of drug trafficking, but her friends say she has never touched drugs.
A couple of years ago, there was the woman in northern Nigeria who was threatened with being stoned to death.
But before we expect others to love and appreciate us, we need to learn to love and appreciate ourselves. I am told many sistas jumped on Rihanna after her bloke (allegedly) beat her up. And look what happened when Tyson raped that young sista. So many women blamed her.
If this is how we treat each other, we can't be surprised when others abuse, exploit and oppress us. Can we?
We need to learn to love, appreciate and value ourselves and each other. Seriously, yall, this is life and death.
Wow! This young lady is really beautiful and I hope she will be allowed an attorney to represent her soon. I try to be objective, but I don't really know what to make of this story other than the young woman was in the wrong place at the wrong time (Laos) and according to their law---possession of that amount of drug is subject to the death penalty.
Tuesday, May 5th 2009 at 8:03PM
Jen Fad
Yes, it's a shame, isn't it? The fact that they would not let her see a lawyer is very suspicous.
Wednesday, May 6th 2009 at 7:12AM
Zhana Books
I just can't believe some of these situations continue in the world. It's mind boggling. I will continue to uplift my sisters as much as possible. Being a true contributor to our race and women in general. We can change things a person at a time!
Thursday, May 14th 2009 at 6:26AM
April Rucker
