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10 Reasons Death Penalty Abolition is Coming
On the tenth annual World Day Against the Death Penalty, it is clear that serious progress is being made towards abolition. Here are 10 reasons to be hopeful.
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Age 19 + No Prior Record + Sloppy Lawyers = Death Sentence
Anthony Haynes could be executed in Texas on Oct. 18; a teenager with no prior record, he was still given the ultimate penalty thanks to some bad lawyering.
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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…
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300th Person Exonerated By DNA Evidence in US
Damon Thibodeaux is the 300th person exonerated by DNA evidence, and the 18th person freed from death row by such evidence. He confessed falsely to the crime.
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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.
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What If A Texas Judge Cleaned Guns During Jury Selection?
A Texas judge cleaning guns during jury selection perfectly illustrates the shockingly casual attitude that is too often the reality in life-and-death cases.
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Reggie Clemons Hearing: More To Come
Reggie Clemons' has ended for now, but there will be more reviewing of the death penalty case in the months ahead.
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As Special Hearing Concludes on Missouri Death Penalty Case, Amnesty International Welcomes Opportunity to Reexamine Evidence in Clouded Case
Amnesty International's Laura Moye, director of the Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty, commented today on the conclusion of the hearing to reexamine evidence in the death penalty case against…
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6 Things You Can Do To Keep Troy Davis’ Legacy Alive
One year later, tell us how the Troy Davis case impacted you. And learn 6 things you can do now to keep up the fight.
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On One-Year Anniversary of Troy Davis Execution, Amnesty International and NAACP Urge Attorney General Eric Holder to Investigate Misconduct in Death Penalty Cases
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are calling on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate growing concerns over prosecutorial and…
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What If Troy Davis Was Innocent?
One year after the execution of Troy Davis, what have we learned about the US justice system, especially the problematic application of the death penalty?
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Gambia’s President Suspends Executions Amid Outcry
Amid global outcry - including 30,000 Amnesty petitions - Gambian President halts recent execution spree. But the moratorium is not enough.