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Wave of Bombings in Iraq Shows ‘Disregard for Basic Principles of Humanity’
Amnesty condemned a series of attacks in Baghdad and other cities that left more than 100 dead and many more injured
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Georgia Court’s Stay in Hill Execution Skirts Issue on State’s Intent to Execute Man with Mental Disability, Says Amnesty International
As a Georgia court issued a last minute temporary order to stop the execution of Warren Hill on Monday night to resolve a question over lethal injection, Amnesty International said…
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Georgia On Verge of Executing Mentally Disabled Man
State has gone from "first to worst" in handling cases of mental disability and the death penalty.
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Latest Exectutions in Hamas-Controlled Gaza Fail to Meet International Justice Standards
Three Men Hanged by Hamas Authorities Faced Questionable Trials, One Man Confessed to Murder After Suspected Torture
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Afghan Authorities Must Commute Soldier’s Death Sentence
An Afghan soldier who killed five French soldiers in January has been sentenced to death by a military court. Amnesty International urges Afghan authorities to commute the sentence.
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No Mercy In Georgia
Georgia has rejected clemency for Warren Hill, despite his mental retardation, and in the face of pleas from jurors and the victim's family.
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Clemency Denied for Georgia Man on Death Row Despite Mental Disorder
Amnesty International condemns 'deeply dissapointing' decision by Parole Board in Warren Hill case
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From Heartbreaking Child Abuse To Pointless Execution
The road to death row often starts in a household filled with abuse and violence. The case of Daniel Cook in Arizona provides a particularly stark example.
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Intellectual Disability, Mercy And Georgia’s Death Penalty
Is Georgia about to carry out an unconstitutional execution?
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Ahead of Friends of Syria Meeting Friday in Paris, Decisive International Action on Syria Needed to Quell Alarming Increase in Violence
Urgent action must be taken to stop the deadly cycle of repression and abuse in Syria.
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Empowering Death Row Exonerees To Tell Their Stories
Despite the checks and balances of our legal system, 140 innocent people have been sent to death row. One For Ten is a film project that will help U.S. death…
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40 Years Ago the US (Briefly) Outlawed the Death Penalty
40 years ago, the US Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty. Although the ban lasted only 5 years is a (hopefully) final ban near?