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#KellyOnMyMind: Georgia Set to Execute First Woman in 70 Years
The state of Georgia is set to execute Kelly Gissendaner next week, on Tuesday September 29. In some ways this case is unusual, even exceptional; in other ways, it’s business…
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Mike Huckabee Thinks Guantanamo Detainees Get Better Treatment Than Kim Davis. Here’s Why He’s Completely Wrong.
What do Kim Davis and the Guantanamo detainees have in common? Most people would rightfully answer “literally nothing” to that question, yet presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee compared them in an…
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Oklahoma Must Stop Scheduled Execution of Richard Glossip
Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Richard Glossip today despite the fact that his conviction is based on circumstantial evidence and self-serving testimony from a single witness, leaving glaring doubts about…
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Oklahoma Issues Two-Week Stay of Execution for Richard Glossip
A state appeals court has granted a two-week stay of execution in the case of Richard Glossip, who was scheduled to be executed this afternoon.
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International Human Rights Body Rules in Favor of Prisoner Nearly Executed by California
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) ruled that the human rights of a former death row prisoner were violated by a flawed trial and conviction that at one point…
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Texas Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
A Texas court has granted a stay of execution for a Nicaraguan citizen who was scheduled to be put to death tomorrow. Bernardo Abán Tercero was sentenced in 2000. At…
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Amnesty International Report: Rampant Executions in Saudi Arabia Fuelled by Justice System ‘Riddled with Holes’
Hundreds of people have been condemned to death after being convicted in unfair trials under Saudi Arabia’s deeply flawed judicial system, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published today.
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Don’t Let Tariq Ba Odah Die At Guantanamo
The US administration has shown it has no intention to prosecute Tariq Ba Odah. It should immediately release him, with all necessary protections, and ensure that he receives the medical…
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International Human Rights Body Urges Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today found that the United States violated the human rights of a Nicaraguan citizen facing execution next week.
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Connecticut Supreme Court Death Penalty Decision
Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court struck down exemptions to the state’s 2012 death penalty ban, which had excluded the 11 inmates currently on death row. In response, James Clark, Amnesty…
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The U.S. Has 1 Day Left to Answer for This Man’s American Torture Story — in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
By Kimie Matsuo Time is running out on another opportunity for the United States to do the right thing by Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, who is allegedly languishing in solitary confinement…
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Iran’s ‘staggering’ execution spree: nearly 700 put to death in just over six months
The Iranian authorities are believed to have executed an astonishing 694 people between January 1 and July 15, 2015, said Amnesty International today, in an unprecedented spike in executions in…