...documented by the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of the United States Department of State; 2 Whereas the brutal sentence of death by stoning is...in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the United Nations Convention Against Torture...

...you that we are devoting attention to this issue, which as you say, affects women disproportionately. Stoning is an exceptionally cruel form of punishment that violates internationally accepted human rights standards and norms. We are closely monitoring the case of Ms. Lawal, and those of other...