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Press Release
10th Global Letter-Writing Marathon Begins December 5th
Between December 5th and 16th, Amnesty International will host its 10th global letter writing marathon, inviting human rights supporters to write, Tweet and blog in support of victims of human rights abuses worldwide.
December 5, 2012
Press Release
Growing U.N. Support for Death Penalty Moratorium a Sign of “Unstoppable” Movement towards Abolition
A vote to establish a moratorium on the death penalty at the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee has given a further boost to the global goal of ending the use of capital punishment.
November 21, 2012
Press Release
Fourteen Prisoners Executed in Afghanistan in Two Days
The Afghan government today confirmed it had executed six prisoners on death row, in addition to the eight prisoners already executed on November 20, 2012.
November 21, 2012
Press Release
Lawmakers in Viet Nam Should Push for an Immediate Moratorium on the Death Penalty
“We urge lawmakers in Viet Nam...to call for a complete moratorium on executions, with a view of abolishing the death penalty."
November 7, 2012
Press Release
Safety of Five Death Row Inmates Transferred to Iran’s Evin Prison At Risk
The transfer of five death row inmates from Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj near Tehran to the capital’s Evin Prison has sparked fears about their imminent execution.
November 6, 2012
Press Release
250th Execution to Occur Tonight in Texas
When Governor Perry took office, he suggested that Texas justice 'can be better,' but 250 state killings later – including executions of teenage offenders, the mentally disabled and likely innocent – it is clear little effort has been made to improve things under his leadership.
October 31, 2012
Report
Texas, Still Doing Its Worst: 250th Execution Under Gov. Rick Perry Imminent
The State of Texas remains in a world of its own when it comes to carrying out the death penalty.
October 30, 2012
Press Release
10 Men Executed in Iran Despite International Pleas
Amnesty International today condemned the execution of 10 men in Iran on Monday morning, despite international pleas to spare their lives.
October 22, 2012
Press Release
Seven Men At Risk of Execution in Gambia Must Be Permitted to Appeal Supreme Court Decision
Seven men are at imminent risk of execution in Gambia, following today’s unanimous decision by the Supreme Court upholding their previous conviction for treason.
October 19, 2012
Press Release
Iran Must Clarify Fate of 11 Men After Apparent Stay of Execution
The fate and whereabouts of 11 men due to be put to death on Saturday must be disclosed by the authorities in Iran, Amnesty International said following reports that the executions did not take place.
October 15, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Texas to Grant Clemency to Man Facing Execution for Crime Committed as Teenager
Anthony Haynes, a 33-year-old African-American man, was sentenced to death in 1999 for the fatal shooting of white off-duty police officer Kent Kincaid a year earlier, and now faces execution in Texas.
October 4, 2012
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges Japan to Halt Executions
Amnesty International condemns the new wave of executions in Japan, which increased after two death row inmates were hanged on Thursday.
September 27, 2012