It is crucial to view current peace initiatives in the Sudan through the prism of its post-colonial history, which has been that of multiple and simultaneous political struggles and civil wars. The murder and mayhem in Darfur reveals many of the limitations of the agreement between the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army and the government of Lieutenant General Umar al-Bashir.
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/ 27 September 2002
Safiya Husseini, a poor mother from Sokoto state in Nigeria, was spared the death penalty by a higher shariah court in March. While she was spared, a lower shariah court sentenced Amina Lawal to death by stoning for adultery. Lawal’s case is now at a second appeal court hearing.