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Rushing To Judgment
A rush to judgment, fueled by all-in media coverage of a particularly heinous crime, increases the chances that criminal justice officials will make critical mistakes, or engage in deliberate misconduct.
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Three Human Rights Victories You Helped Make Happen
While we often write about urgent news and actions about alarming abuses, today, we want to share some positive news - three major victories activists like you helped make happen.
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Death Penalty Abolished in Maryland
The Maryland House of Delegates followed the lead of the state Senate and passed the death penalty repeal bill making Maryland the 18th state to abandon capital punishment, and the…
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Who’s Next To Abolish The Death Penalty – Delaware?
The state of Delaware is known as the “Small Wonder”, but it has a surprisingly large death row. With 17 men (10 of them African American) facing execution, Delaware’s death…
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The Slow Decline Of The Death Penalty Continues
Amnesty International's new report reveals that the trend towards worldwide death penalty abolition continued in 2012, albeit not without some setbacks.
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Death Sentences and Executions 2012
At least 682 executions were known to have been carried out worldwide, two more than in 2011. However, the 682 figure does not include the thousands of people who were…
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Maryland Must Support Victims’ Families
Abolishing the death penalty is a necessity for the advancement of human rights, but it is equally essential to support families whose rights have also been severely violated by murder.
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Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Setbacks for a Handful of Countries but Progress Toward Abolition Across the Globe
In its annual report today on executions and death sentences worldwide, Amnesty International found a handful of countries renewing executions after abandoning them for years – notably India, Japan, and…
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More Evidence of Misconduct In Reggie Clemons Case
New evidence has emerged reinforcing the contention that Reggie Clemons' trial was marred by misconduct; a judge's recommendations are expected by June 1.
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How I Became a Believer: Amnesty’s Death Penalty Repeal Campaign in Maryland
This was the peak of America’s love affair with the death penalty. As the century turned and as more and more innocents were exonerated, support for and use of the…
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Death Penalty Repeal in Maryland Major Step Towards National Abolition
AIUSA hailed the repeal of the death penalty in Maryland today and urged Governor O’Malley to commute the sentences of all five prisoners remaining on death row.
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Ten Years Later, Iraq Enmeshed in Cycle of Human Rights Abuses
Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses, including attacks on civilians, torture…