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Connecticut Senate Passes Death Penalty Repeal!
The Connecticut state Senate has passed a death penalty repeal bill. If it becomes law, Connecticut will be the 17th death penalty free state in the U.S.
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Paying Respect to the Kerry Sisters
We in the anti-death penalty movement must not lose sight of or fail to acknowledge the original victims in capital cases: the murder victims.
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Hangings in Japan significant step backwards
Japan’s decision to hang three prisoners after nearly two years without executions is a retrograde step, Amnesty International said.
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India: Balwant Singh reprieve not enough
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on 31 March, was welcomed by Amnesty International today and acts as a reminder of the Indian government’s need…
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FDA Slammed For Allowing Illegal Execution Drugs
The FDA has allowed unapproved drugs into the U.S. for use in executions; a judge has ordered the it to stop ignoring the law and recover the illegal drugs.
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Amnesty International Welcomes India’s Reprieve of Man Sentenced to Death, Urges Indian Authorities to Commute All Capital Sentences
The final hour reprieve for Balwant Singh, due to be executed on March 31, was welcomed by Amnesty International today and acts as a reminder of the Indian government's need…
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The Death Penalty In 2011: Three Things You Should Know
Amnesty International released its annual report on the death penalty with global trends. The US, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq remain the world's top executioners.
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Death Sentences and Executions 2011
Amnesty's new report lays out the global numbers for the death penalty in 2011.
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Connecticut Committee Endorses Abolition
The Judiciary Committee in Connecticut has voted to endorse repeal of the death penalty in that state. The bill now goes to the floors of the House and Senate.
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What We Can Learn From 'My Cousin Vinny' About The Death Penalty
My Cousin Vinny, a comedy about a capital trial in Alabama, turns 20 this year. The 1992 movie gently exposed the justice system's flaws. Current reality is more grim.
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South Sudan
On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became independent from the rest of Sudan following the referendum of January 2011 mandated by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended Africa's…
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Visiting Reggie Clemons on Missouri's Death Row
Whether Reggie Clemons is innocent or guilty, traveling to Missouri's death row to meet him in person sharpened my belief that the death penalty is an inherently contradictory moral proposition.