Public Forum on Civil Liberties and National Security Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 7:30 PM Portland Building Auditorium, 1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR The National Lawyers Guild, ACLU of Oregon, American Constitution Society, Peace and Justice Works – Iraq Affinity Group, and Amnesty International USA – Group 48 are sponsoring an evening forum entitled: “Civil [...]
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Civil Liberties 10 Years After 9/11
Posted in Events, USA, tagged 9/11, ACLU on October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Urgent Action – First Oregon Execution in 14 Years Looming
Posted in Death penalty, Urgent Action, USA, tagged online action, Oregon on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
URGENT ACTION APPEAL 20 October 2011 UA 308/11 USA (Oregon) The first execution in Oregon since 1997, and only the third in this US state since 1962, looks set to be scheduled for 6 December. Questions remain about the mental competence of the condemned prisoner, who has chosen to give up his appeals against his [...]
Troy Davis’ last words to AI activists
Posted in Death penalty, USA, tagged Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the members of the AIUSA Abolish the Death Penalty Campaign team, met with Troy Davis yesterday to convey the support he received from Amnesty International. He asked the team to deliver this message back to everyone: The struggle for justice doesn’t end with me. This struggle is for all the Troy Davises who [...]
Troy Davis Execution – a ‘Catastrophic Failure of the Justice System’
Posted in AI press release, Death penalty, USA, tagged Troy Davis on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International Press Release Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Troy Davis Execution a ‘Catastrophic Failure of the Justice System,’ Charges Amnesty International Contact: AIUSA media relations at 202-509-8194 (Atlanta) – Following the announcement that the state of Georgia has executed Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), released the following statement: [...]
Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Deny Troy Davis Clemency
Posted in AI press release, Death penalty, USA on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International Press Release Monday, September 19, 2011 Amnesty International Condemns Decision to Deny Troy Davis Clemency Calling It An ‘Outrageous Affront to Justice’ Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 347-526-5520, wgozan@aiusa.org (Atlanta) – Following the announcement that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency to death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis, Larry Cox, executive [...]
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