Press Release
Amnesty International USA Will Continue Its Fight for New Hampshire to Abolish the Death Penalty
Reacting to news that the New Hampshire state legislature has failed to override the Governor’s veto, which would have ended…
September 13, 2018
Report
Florida’s diehard pursuit of the death penalty is a blot on the Sunshine State
Florida’s approach to the death penalty is deepening its outlier status on this human rights issue and has now added…
August 23, 2018
Press Release
Nebraska Set to Carry Out Its First Execution in 21 Years
Amnesty International USA urges the state of Nebraska not to resume executions, ahead of plans by the state to carry…
August 13, 2018
Press Release
Ahead of Defense Department Recommendation Deadline, Amnesty International USA for Closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison
Ahead of the April 30 deadline for the Defense Department to comment on President Trump’s January order to allow the…
April 26, 2018
Report
Research Shows a Global Trend Towards Abolition of the Death Penalty, But More Work Remains
In its annual assessment of the death penalty, Amnesty International’s research points to a further global decrease in 2017, down…
April 11, 2018
Press Release
The Death Penalty Is Never an Appropriate Response to a Public Health Crisis
Responding to an initiative announced by President Donald Trump on the use of the death penalty as a means to…
March 19, 2018
Press Release
Iran: New evidence of appalling treatment of women human rights defenders held in Shahr-e Rey prison
Two women human rights defenders jailed for defending women’s rights and opposing the death penalty are being subjected to escalating…
March 9, 2018
Press Release
Upcoming Executions Demonstrate Irreparable Failings of the Death Penalty
Three executions set for this week all demonstrate the irreparable failings of the death penalty, experts from Amnesty International USA…
November 7, 2017
Press Release
Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence of Keith Tharpe
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed the death sentence today of Keith Tharpe, a black man who was on death row…
September 26, 2017
Press Release
U.S. National Faces Execution in Saudi Arabia Despite Unfair Trial
The sentence of a U.S. national facing execution after unfair legal proceedings in Saudi Arabia must be rescinded and a…
September 13, 2017
Press Release
Ohio Executes Second Prisoner After Three-Year Hiatus
The state of Ohio executed Gary Otte this morning, marking the second execution following a three-year hiatus that ended on…
September 13, 2017
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Execution looms for teen tortured to “confess” to protest-related crimes
A young Saudi Arabian Shi’a man who claims he was tortured to “confess” alleged crimes committed when he was 16…
September 12, 2017