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19 May 2007, 10:12 am
Four of the first five executions in the USA after 1977 were of "volunteers". [read post]
18 May 2007, 4:45 am
In this regard, Amnesty International fears that Troy Davis' avenues for judicial relief have been all but closed off. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 11:07 am
[JURIST] The number of executions worldwide dropped in 2006 from 2,148 the year previous to 1,591, according to new statistics [text; press release] issued by Amnesty International. [read post]
29 Apr 2007, 2:25 am
Amnesty International opposes the deathpenalty unconditionally. [read post]
29 Apr 2007, 12:49 am
"2006 gave us cause to be optimistic about the prospect ultimately of global abolition," said Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA. [read post]
26 Apr 2007, 12:31 pm
Amnesty International released a report this week decrying the high rape rate in Indian Country. [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 5:43 pm
"Native women are brutalized at an alarming rate, and the United States government, a purported champion of women's rights, is unfortunately contributing to the problem," said Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA). [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 11:30 am
Amnesty International has issued a report with alarming statistics on Native American women and rape. [read post]
20 Apr 2007, 10:00 pm
Amnesty International’s report, USA: Cruel and Inhuman — Conditions of Isolation for Detainees in Guantanamo Bay is grim. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 5:50 am
It is fairly asked whether such punishment is bothunusual and cruel.''Amnesty International, which unconditionally opposes the death penalty inall cases, believes that abolition is the only solution to the inherentflaws of this cruel punishment. [read post]
11 Apr 2007, 8:04 am
from the diaries of the tennessee dude... so let me be clear with you - i do not work for amnesty international usa, or aiusa (but that i could - but alas nashville, tennessee is simply not a locale where one can get hired to do much human rights organizing much less for the premier grassroots human rights organization in the usa) ... but what i am is an annual dues paying member and a... [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 8:16 am
Yet to this day, no suchguidance has been provided by the Legislature.''Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in allcases, unconditionally. [read post]
4 Apr 2007, 7:26 pm
Amnesty International released a new report today, "USA: Cruel and Inhuman -- Conditions of Isolation for Detainees in Guantanamo Bay. [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]
3 Apr 2007, 6:30 am
John CarellaProgram to Abolish the Death PenaltyAmnesty International USA [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]
23 Mar 2007, 7:12 am
NOTE: Amnesty International USA's usual system for setting up online actions is currently unavailable. [read post]
16 Mar 2007, 10:35 am
Amnesty International reports that since 1973, 123 prisoners have been released in the USA after evidence emerged of their innocence of the crimes for which they were sentenced to death. [read post]
1 Mar 2007, 2:19 pm
In response to the findings of the Florida Governor's Commission on the Administration of Lethal Injection, Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn, Director of Amnesty International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, issued the following statement: "Amnesty International is encouraged by the findings and recommendations of the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Lethal Injection... [read post]
19 Feb 2007, 5:03 am
International rights group Amnesty International has called for an end to the impunity on the spate of disappearances and has setup an online petition addressed to Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake calling on the government to take urgent steps to curb the trend. [read post]
