IOL.CO.ZA: A 13-year-old girl begged for mercy moments before a mob buried her up to her shoulders and stoned her to death.
The Somali youngster is said to have pleaded "Don't kill me, don't kill me!" before her horrific execution in front of a 1 000-strong crowd in late October.
Convicting a girl of 13 years for adultery is illegal under sharia law, but the authorities argued that she lied about her age.
Amnesty International and the United Nations International Children's Fund said the girl, identity known to this publication, was raped while travelling to see a relative in Mogadishu.
Her family is said to have tried to report the crime to the militia who control Kismayu, only for Aisha to be arrested and accused of adultery. None of the men she accused of rape was detained.
The stoning that sent shockwaves around the world in October formed a sombre backdrop to the Sixth African Development Forum (ADF) on gender violence and women's empowerment hosted by the Economic Commission for Africa. >>> By Zarina Geloo and Joyce Chimbi | December 8, 2008
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