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Amnesty International USA Applauds New Hampshire House of Representatives
In response to today’s passage of the death penalty repeal bill in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins issued the following statement.
March 12, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Prospective Glenn Ford Release
In response to reports that Glenn Ford, Lousiana's longest-serving death row inmate, is about to be freed, Amnesty International USA Senior Campaigner Thenjiwe Tameika McHarris made the following statement.
March 11, 2014
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Amnesty International Visits Viet Nam for Human Rights Dialogue
Representatives from Amnesty International's Secretariat this week made their first visit to Viet Nam in decades.
February 20, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Responds to Washington State Death Penalty Moratorium
Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins issued the following response after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that he is issuing a moratorium on the death penalty in his state:
February 11, 2014
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Amnesty International Responds to Decision to Seek Death Penalty in Boston Bomber Case
We are deeply disappointed that federal prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
January 30, 2014
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Pakistan Sentences Mentally Ill Man to Death for Blasphemy
Mohammad Asghar, a U.K. citizen living in Pakistan, was first arrested in 2010 after allegedly sending letters to various officials claiming he was a prophet.
January 24, 2014
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Amnesty International Responds to Execution of Mexican National in Texas
Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Steven W. Hawkins, released the following statement in response to the execution of Mexican national in Texas.
January 23, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Lethal Injection
Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, Steven W. Hawkins, released the following statement on the use of untested lethal injection drugs in the execution of an Ohio inmate.
January 17, 2014
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SCOTUS Decision on Hill “Very Disappointing”
Steven W. Hawkins, Amnesty International USA’s new executive director, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny Warren Hill’s petitions to review new additional information concerning his case. Hill is on Georgia’s death row and awaiting execution.
October 7, 2013
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On Two-Year Anniversary of Troy Davis Execution, the Fight to Abolish the Death Penalty Continues
Amnesty International mobilized hundreds of thousands of people globally to stop this execution but Georgia executed Davis, despite major inconsistencies in witness testimonies and doubts about his guilt.
September 20, 2013
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Judge Issues Findings in Reggie Clemons Case
Judge Michael Manners, the Special Master finds that prosecutors suppressed evidence and writes that he believes the statement Reggie Clemons gave to police was coerced.
August 6, 2013
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County Court Stay Based on Challenge to Secrecy of Lethal Drugs; Georgia Continues to Pursue Execution of ‘Mentally Retarded’ Inmate
Brian Evans, director of Amnesty International USA's Abolish the Death Penalty campaign, issued a statement responding to a Georgia court granting Warren Hill a stay of execution.
July 19, 2013