AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 10 November 2009 China: Hasty executions highlight unfair Xinjiang trials Chinese authorities must ensure all individuals charged with offences during July riots in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) receive a fair trail and do not face the death penalty, Amnesty International said today. The China Daily reported today that authorities [...]
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Hasty executions in China highlight unfair Xinjiang trials
Posted in AI press release, China, Death penalty, tagged Uighurs on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Supreme Court says Troy Davis deserves another chance
Posted in AI press release, Death penalty, USA, tagged Troy Davis on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International USA Press Release Monday, August 17, 2009 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WELCOMES SUPREME COURT ORDER MANDATING EVIDENTIARY HEARING FOR TROY ANTHONY DAVIS Contact: Wende Gozan at 212-633-4247, wgozan@aiusa.org, or Laura Moye at 404-452-8920, lmoye@aiusa.org. (Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court order mandating a new evidentiary hearing for death-row [...]
Co-founder of New Mexico Coalition to Repeal Death Penalty speaks in Portland
Posted in Death penalty, Events on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Terrie Rodello, AIUSA Oregon State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator Interested in joining others to end the death penalty in Oregon? Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty has invited all Amnesty International members and others to an event featuring Ms. Cathy Ansheles, co-founder and first director of the New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty. [...]
Urge District Attorney Chisolm to reopen Troy Davis’ case
Posted in Death penalty, USA, tagged online action, Troy Davis on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Supreme Court will soon look at Troy Davis’ petition for a new trial. Troy needs us to keep knocking on doors until one finally opens up. Savannah’s new District Attorney, Larry Chisolm, elected in 2008 on similar principles as President Obama, could be that opportunity. During Chisolm’s bid for District Attorney, he laudably pledged to [...]
New Mexico abolishes the death penalty
Posted in AI press release, Death penalty, USA, tagged New Mexico on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 18, 2009 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON FOR ABOLISHING NEW MEXICO’S DEATH PENALTY A ‘Huge Victory Not Only For the Human Rights Community, but for Humanity At Large’ Contact: Wende Gozan, 212-633-4247, wgozan@aiusa.org, or Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn 917-815-6439, svaughn@aiusa.org. (Washington, DC) – Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) [...]
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