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Much to Be Thankful For
By Meredith Reese, Missouri State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator (SDPAC) It had been twenty-two years, seven months, twenty-two days and countless hours since Reggie Clemons was sentenced to death until, on November 24,…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Reggie Clemons
The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday threw out the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Reggie Clemons, who was sentenced to death in St. Louis as an accomplice to a…
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Marcus Ray Johnson Set to be Executed in Georgia
The state of Georgia is scheduled to execute Marcus Ray Johnson this evening. Johnson was convicted of a 1994 rape and murder and sentenced to death. He has maintained his…
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One in 10 Death Row Inmates Are Veterans
By Mark Berman via The Washington Post One-tenth of those who currently on death row in the United States are military veterans, including some with post-traumatic stress disorder that was not factored into…
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Missouri Set to Execute Man with Likely Intellectual Disability
UPDATED: The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to allow for an appeal
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“Amnesty International members and activists are my heroes “: 12 Reasons to Write for Rights
Every December 10th on International Human Rights Day, I sit down and write letters as part of Amnesty’s annual global Write for Rights campaign. Why? Because in my 10 years…
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A Father’s Urgent Plea to See His Son Freed From Death Row in Saudi Arabia
By Mohammed al-Nimr Ali Mohammed al-Nimr was arrested in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province in 2012 when he was only 17 years old. He was sentenced to death after a grossly…
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Indonesia: Report reveals endemic judicial flaws in death penalty cases
Death row prisoners in Indonesia are routinely denied access to lawyers and are coerced into “confessions” through severe beatings, while foreign nationals facing the death penalty had to deal with…
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Amnesty International USA Statement on 2015 World Day Against the Death Penalty
The 13th annual World Day Against the Death Penalty will take place on Saturday, October 10th. Activists and organizations will hold events around the globe to call for the universal…
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Harrowing accounts emerge of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Kunduz Afghanistan
Mass murder, gang rapes and house-to-house searches by Taliban death squads are just some of the harrowing civilian testimonies emerging from Kunduz as Afghan forces today claimed to have regained…
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Salvadoran Alfredo Prieto Scheduled to be Executed in Virginia
Alfredo Prieto, a Salvadoran man, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia today, despite evidence that he has intellectual disability which would render his execution unconstitutional.Alfredo Prieto, a Salvadoran man,…
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Georgia Scheduled to Execute Kelly Gissendaner
Despite pleas from human rights organizations and a petition signed by 90,000 supporters, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles today denied clemency to Kelly Gissendaner. She is scheduled to…