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U.S.: Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis Appeal
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis AppealContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194, or Laura Moye, 202-675-8582 (Washington,…
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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...
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U.S.: Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis Appeal
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseMonday, March 28, 2011Amnesty International Deeply Disappointed by Supreme Court’s Decision Rejecting Troy Davis AppealContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194, or Laura Moye, 202-675-8582 (Washington,…
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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The United Nations…
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Iran: Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, March 25, 2011Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in IranContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) The United Nations…
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Two Reprieves in Ohio!
On Monday, October 5, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland granted temporary reprieves to Lawrence Reynolds and Darryl Durr. These...
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Stay of Execution for Kenneth Mosley
Late on September 23, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the execution of Kenneth Mosley - a death row prisoner from Texas. The...
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Death Penalty Abolished in New Mexico!
On Wednesday, March 18, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law a bill to abolish the death penalty! New Mexico...
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Commission Recommends Repeal in Maryland
On November 12, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted to recommend repealing the death penalty in Maryland. On...
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Clemency granted for Kenneth Foster
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 6-1 to recommend clemency for Kenneth Foster, and Texas Governor Rick Perry...
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New Mexico House Passes Abolition Bill
On Monday, February 12, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representative passed a death penalty abolition bill by a 41-28 vote. ...
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Troy Davis And Our Unfixable Death Penalty
In the four years since Amnesty International first reported on Troy Davis, three states have abolished the death penalty. In each case, the governor signing the abolition bill cited the…