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Amnesty International Urges Singapore Authorities to Save Malaysian Man From Execution
A young Malaysian man under threat of imminent execution in Singapore for drug trafficking should be granted clemency, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) have said.
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Amnesty International Implores Singapore to Join Global Trend Toward Abolition of Death Penalty
Amnesty International today calls on Singapore to join the global trend toward abolition of the death penalty and establish a moratorium on all executions, following the country's announcement that it…
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Amnesty International Praises Connecticut Gov. Malloy For Signing Law to End Death Penalty; Calls Action “Historic Step Forward for Human Rights”
Amnesty International USA today applauded Governor Dannel P. Malloy for signing into law SB280, which repeals the death penalty in Connecticut for all future cases.
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Connecticut Death Penalty Abolished! (California Next?)
Governor Malloy has signed the bill making Connecticut the 5th state in five years to repeal the death penalty. Will California be next?
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Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty!
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law the repeal of Connecticut's death penalty, making his state the 17th, and the 5th in the last 5 years, to do away…
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Amnesty International Praises Connecticut Lawmakers on Death Penalty Repeal; Urges Governor to Sign Bill Following House Vote
Amnesty International USA today praised the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting to abolish the death penalty and urged Gov. Daniel P. Malloy to keep his promise and sign Senate…
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Connecticut’s Death Penalty Repeal Bill Going To The Governor!
Connecticut's repeal bill is going to Governor Dannel P. Malloy who is expected to sign it, making CT the 5th state in 5 years to get rid of the death…
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Amnesty International Welcomes Vote to Remove Death Penalty in Connecticut
Amnesty International USA today applauded the Connecticut State Senate for passing Senate Bill 280, which repeals the death penalty in Connecticut.
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Connecticut Senate Passes Death Penalty Repeal!
The Connecticut state Senate has passed a death penalty repeal bill. If it becomes law, Connecticut will be the 17th death penalty free state in the U.S.
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Paying Respect to the Kerry Sisters
We in the anti-death penalty movement must not lose sight of or fail to acknowledge the original victims in capital cases: the murder victims.
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Hangings in Japan significant step backwards
Japan’s decision to hang three prisoners after nearly two years without executions is a retrograde step, Amnesty International said.
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India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on 31 March, was welcomed by Amnesty International today and acts as a reminder of the Indian government’s need…