THE European parliament has condemned the Nigerian authorities for last month’s lashing of a girl convicted of having sexual relations out of wedlock. In a resolution, the European Union’s elected chamber said it was “deeply concerned” by the 100 lashes inflicted on Bariya Ibrahim Magazu in Zamfara state. “The European Parliament considers flogging a cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment which contravenes the Nigerian constitution and the international conventions on human rights to which Nigeria is party,” it said. – AFP