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Court Halts One of Eight Scheduled Arkansas Executions as Amnesty International Urges Governor to Commute All Sentences
A federal judge has blocked one of eight scheduled executions from going forward in Arkansas this month, saying that the case should have more time to be considered after the…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Texas Appeal Court Blocks Execution (USA: UA 72.17)
On 7 April, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution in the case of Paul Storey, who was scheduled to be put to death on 12…
Press Release
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Intellectually Impaired Prisoner on Death Row
The Supreme Court has determined that the state of Texas did not adhere to up-to-date medical and scientific standards when it determined that a prisoner was mentally competent to be…
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Death Penalty
What is the problem? The death penalty is cruel and inhuman. The death penalty – also known as capital punishment – is irreversible and often imposed in cases where guilt…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Virginia Execution Reset As Doubts Persist (USA: UA 55/17)
Ivan Teleguz, a Ukrainian national, is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on 25 April. He maintains his innocence of the 2001 murder for which he was sent to death…
Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Three Human Rights Defenders Freed (Sudan: UA 128/16)
Three human rights defenders Khalafalla A. Mukhtar, Midhat A. Hamdan and Mustafa Adam have been released after being sentenced to time served by a court in Khartoum, Sudan. The three,…
Press Release
Amnesty International Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Duane Buck Death Penalty Case
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling granting a new sentencing hearing to Duane Buck based on evidence of racial bias in his trial, Amnesty International USA’s death penalty campaigner James Clark…
Press Release
Executive Order on Police Does Not Address Problems in the Criminal Justice System
President Trump today signed an executive order calling for new federal penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers. Amnesty International USA issued the following statement from campaigner Noor Mir:
Press Release
Nigeria: 1000 days since Chibok girls abduction, government must redouble efforts to secure freedom of all abductees
One thousand days after the chilling abduction of 276 school girls in Chibok, the Nigerian government must redouble its efforts to ensure the release of the girls, and all other…
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Executing Dylann Roof Will Not Bring Justice
In response to the announcement that Dylann Roof was sentenced to death after being convicted in the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, Margaret Huang, executive…
Report
As good as dead: The impact of the blasphemy laws in Pakistan
Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are often used against religious minorities and others who are the target of false accusations, while emboldening vigilantes prepared to threaten or kill the accused, a new Amnesty International report says today.Â
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Uganda: Denounce unlawful killings and ensure accountability in aftermath of deadly clashes
The Ugandan security forces must not jettison human rights in their handling of the clashes in Kasese, which resulted in at least 62 deaths and hundreds of arrests over the…