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Anthony Graves, Troy Davis and Innocence
Anthony Graves has been freed from Texas death row, while Troy Davis still faces execution. Both cases demonstrate a deeply flawed death penalty system in the US.
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Update on New Jersey Death Penalty Moratorium/Study Bill
The New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission – set up by the state legislature in 2006 to study all aspects of capital...
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19 Year Old Yuldash Kasymov’s Death Sentence Commuted
Uzbekistan's Supreme Court commuted 19-year old Yuldash Kasymov's death sentence to 20 years in prison in November 2005....
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Death Penalty Moratorium/Study Bill Passes in New Jersey
On January 9, 2006, the New Jersey Assembly passed S-709, a bill that would establish a moratorium on executions while a...
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New York State legislative committee defeats death penalty
AIUSA was among the activist groups working to prevent Governor Pataki and the State Senate from "fixing" a fundamentally...
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“We will win in a prosperous world.”
All charges against human rights activist Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, director of the Sudan Social Development Organization...
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(UA 9/11) Great News! Illinois Abolishes the Death Penalty
On 9 March, Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois signed the bill passed by the state legislature in January to abolish the death...
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Death Penalty Abolished in Illinois
On March 9, 2011, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in Illinois. Illinois becomes the 16th...
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Illinois General Assembly Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
On January 11, the Illinois Senate joined the Illinois House of Representatives in voting to abolish the death penalty. If...
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Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Leader Charged as Crackdown ContinuesContact: Suzanne Trimel,…
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Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, April 1, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Zimbabwean Authorities to End Harassment of Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Leader Charged as Crackdown ContinuesContact: Suzanne Trimel,…
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U.S.: Five Countries Defy Sea Change In Global Execution Practices, According to New Amnesty International Report
A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 years, but China, Iran, Saudi...