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The California Abolition Bill Is Moving
California's death penalty abolition bill is making progress; it passed one committee last month, and now has a second committee hearing on August 17.
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Neglected Congolese Victims Deserve Justice Now, Says Amnesty International
Crimes under international law, including rape and murder, continue to be committed by the Congolese army and armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Texas Schedules One Execution, Tries To Forget Another
Hank Skinner wants access to untested DNA evidence he believes will exonerate him. Texas is refusing and has now scheduled him for death on November 9.
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Protecting Americans Abroad, And Human Rights
A new bill will protect the rights of Americans traveling abroad, and the same rights of foreign nationals here in the U.S., including those facing execution.
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Taiwan Confirms Death Sentence in 23-Year-Old Case, Says Amnesty International
Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) -- Taiwan must halt the use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said today, after the death sentence was confirmed in the…
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Experts Exclude Man As Killer, Execution Set Anyway
Texas is set to execute Larry Swearingen, despite the fact that 5 forensic scientists have ruled him out as the killer.
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Proposed Saudi Arabia “Anti-Terror” Law Would Crush Peaceful Dissent and Protest, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International has obtained copies of a secret draft Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law that would allow the authorities to prosecute peaceful dissent with harsh penalties as "terrorist crime."
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Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Carry Out Stroman Execution, Saying the State ‘Has Taken the Low Road’
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247,[email protected]. (Washington, DC) - Following the execution of Mark Stroman, Brian Evans of Amnesty International USA's Death Penalty Abolition Campaign released the following statement: "This…
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Georgia Ordered To Videotape Execution
A court has ordered Georgia to video the execution of Andrew DeYoung to see if the state's execution protocol produces unconstitutional levels of pain.
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Will Texas Ignore Victim's Rights?
Rais Bhuiyan seeks to stay Mark Stroman's execution in Texas scheduled on July 20 so he can meet face-to-face with the man who shot him and left him for dead.…
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What We Can Learn From Rais Bhuiyan
Rais Bhuiyan is challenging stereotypes about "Muslim radicalization" in the US every day.
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Annual Report: Algeria 2011
Head of state: Abdelaziz Bouteflika Head of government: Ahmed Ouyahiya Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 35.4 million Life expectancy: 72.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 35/31 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…