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12 Jan 2006, 2:22 pm
Schulz, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA, released the following statement after new DNA tests definitively linked Roger Keith Coleman to the death of Wanda McCoy in Virginia: Governor Mark Warner demonstrated tremendous courage by recognizing that states, courts, and juries can make mistakes. [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 8:55 am
from the diaries of the tennessee dude... today marks the 39th anniversary of the assassination of the late reverend king...incidentally he was 39 years old when he was senselessly gunned down on a memphis hotel balcony (the 2008 amnesty international usa southern regional conference will be held in memphis and will likely include a field trip to the former lorraine hotel which is now... [read post]
15 Dec 2006, 3:42 pm
" Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, issued the following statement in response to U.S.... [read post]
22 Feb 2006, 8:39 am
Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International USA? [read post]
11 Jan 2006, 12:36 pm
Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Paul Gregory House, the first death row inmate to bring DNA evidence before the court as proof of innocence: The fact that DNA evidence tested long after Paul Gregory House's trial casts shadows of doubt on his... [read post]
10 Apr 2010, 6:06 am by Daniel Makosky
[JURIST] Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) [advocacy website] released a report [text, PDF; press release ] Friday accusing the government of committing human rights violations against the victims of Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
23 Oct 2006, 8:22 am
Amnesty International USA convened its Ninth Annual National Weekend of Faith in Action on the Death Penalty (NWFA) last weekend, during which thousands of members of faith-based groups and human rights activists throughout the nation examined their perceptions of the death penalty. [read post]
16 Sep 2005, 12:54 pm
Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty is sad to learn of the execution of Frances Newton. [read post]
29 Feb 2004, 8:25 am
This Saturday and Sunday JURIST's Paper Chase presents a special live webcast of the Joan Fitzpatrick Human Rights Conference sponsored by the Amnesty International USA Legal Network and the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. [read post]
12 Jan 2007, 1:13 pm
As part of its 2006 Death Penalty Holiday Card Action: Messages of Hope, Amnesty International USA enlisted the help of many volunteers in an effort to ensure that every death row inmate in America received a card over the holidays. [read post]
23 Mar 2007, 7:12 am
NOTE: Amnesty International USA's usual system for setting up online actions is currently unavailable. [read post]
1 Apr 2007, 6:37 am
from the diaries of the tennessee dude... on february 1st as part of the 3rd world congress against the death penalty one of the regional round tables was entitled the new american abolitionists: an appeal to the unusual suspects ... and it featured amongst others richard dieter of the death penalty information center and amnesty international usa's own board chair rick halperin...and... [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 7:12 am by Bradley McAllister
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy websites] have issued reports alleging the use of police force and intimidation tactics to dispel largely nonviolent protestors following the shooting of an unarmed teenager in Missouri on August 9 threatens constitutional freedoms. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 8:16 am by The Editors
  The panel will be an open discussion featuring each of the film directors, led by Amnesty International USA board member Joan Libby Hawk. [read post]
In a separate letter to governors released Tuesday, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International-USA, Physicians for Human Rights, and Human Rights First were joined by the Center for Civilians in Conflict. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 1:45 pm by Lovechilde
Laura Moye, director of Amnesty International USA’s Death Penalty Abolition Campaign, said: “Not only is the death penalty the ultimate human rights violation, but it is bad public policy. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 9:54 am by The Editors
By Mahsa Maleki, Syria Country Specialist for Amnesty USA Tires burn during anti-government protests on the streets of Daraa. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 8:52 am
The $10,000 award is announced and presented each year at the AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) of Amnesty International USA. [read post]
17 Nov 2010, 12:57 pm by admin
Nieto,  Bill Archer Fellow for Amnesty International USA On November 5th, the United States appeared before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to review its human rights record. [read post]
25 Jun 2007, 5:06 pm
Tomorrow is a big day in Washington, courtesy of the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International (USA), the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. [read post]