Connecticut abolishes the death penalty!

From Amnesty USA: “Today, Connecticut abolished the death penalty. I’ve dreamed of writing these words since I first started as Amnesty International’s State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator in Connecticut eleven years ago. Thanks to the hard work of activists like you, there will  be no more death sentences in Connecticut. Ever. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed the [...]

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Troy Davis

Please read the following from AIUK: “The state of Georgia shamefully executed Troy Davis on 21 September 2011, despite serious doubts about his guilt. We are saddened and absolutely outraged by this appalling affront to justice. At this time we would like to honour the life of Troy Davis and Officer Mark MacPhail. Then we [...]

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Troy Davis – last chance to help

See this from AIUK: email the Georgia Parole Board to press for a last minute reprieve: the Board are blocking emails from Amnesty, so send from your own email account. ———————— Dear Jon, thank you. Please forward the email below to the Parole Board: – Clemency_Information@pap.state.ga.us and – Webmaster@pap.state.ga.us Feel free to personalise the text. [...]

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Troy Davis Appeal

Follow this link to an action for Troy Davis in the USA. There’s one day left to petition for clemency for Troy, who is on death row with execution set for the 21st. Go to the page now to add your voice to the worldwide campaign. Thank you, Jon.

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Support Troy Davis – Urgent Appeal

Please lend your voice to the campaign to halt Troy Davis’ execution in Georgia, USA. A fresh date has been set, 21st September, despite the increasing doubts about his original conviction. You’ll need to set up an account (quick and free) with Amnesty’s Protect the Human website: follow This Link for account and action. Details [...]

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Death Penalty – Trinidad and Tobago

“Trinidad and Tobago urged to stop drive towards executions” -urgent news from Amnesty USA. From the same press release: “Amnesty International has urged members of Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament to vote against a constitutional amendment Bill which would allow executions to be resumed in the country. Under the proposed Bill, scheduled to be debated on [...]

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Free Hakamada after 40 years on death row

There is currently an Amnesty facebook campaign trying to get people to do a photo action which will be presented to the Japanese Embassy in London. It’s on behalf of Japan’s longest serving death row prisoner, Hakamada Iwao, who is probably innocent of the crime he’s been charged with. If you would like to support [...]

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Troy Davis – Update

An update on the earlier post regarding Troy Davis, the man on death row for a murder he almost certainly did not commit.  His original execution was halted less than 100 minutes before being carried out by the USA Supreme Court of Justice.  They have reviewed his case and have decided that they will not [...]

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URGENT ACTION – Troy Davis

Troy Davis is to be executed at 19:00 on the 23rd September 2008 in a USA State of Georgia prison for a crime he almost certainly did not commit.  To keep this mail brief, I’ll let the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court (March 2008) do the talking and just provide weblinks for you all [...]

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