In protest against stoning of Ameneh Lava
Miss World Beauty Contest is
boycotted!
The Miss World Beauty Contest is due to be held in
November 2002 in Nigeria. In protest
against stoning of men and women in the northern provinces of Nigeria, a number
of the contestants have refused to take part at this event. So far contestants
from Belgium, France, Norway, Denmark, Kenya and Togo have officially announced
the reason for their refusal. On Monday September 16, the contestant from
Swaziland also cancelled her attendance and in her interview said: “If I
participate, it means that I am supporting stoning.”
Stoning sentences of men and women in Nigeria has
raised a broad international protest, and boycotting the Beauty Contest in
Nigeria is in continuation of this international protest.
International Committee against Stoning is urging
all freedom loving and progressive organizations and individuals to continue to
protest against the stoning sentences in any way possible.
International
Committee against Stoning