Bilingual Newsletter
| October 2005 |
Abolish the Death Penalty
Stripped of their Rights:
Foreign Nationals in the U.S. Death Penalty System
Since 1988, twenty-one foreign nationals have been executed in
the United States. Virtually none had been informed, upon arrest, of their
right to communicate with their consular representatives. Foreign nationals
often lack access to their consulate and may be unable to, for example,
fully understand English or the U.S. judicial system during their trials.
Such violations of consular rights may mean the difference, literally, between
life and death for foreign nationals on death row.
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more. »
Exonerated
from Death Row, the Testimony of Juan Meléndez
Juan Meléndez is the 24th person to be exonerated from death row
in the state of Florida. After spending almost 18 years facing the death
penalty for a crime he did not commit, Mr. Meléndez was released
in 2002.
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more. »
Stop the Execution of Jaime Elizalde in Texas
Jaime Elizalde is scheduled to be executed in Texas on November 2, 2005.
He was sentenced to death in 1994 for the murders of two men. No physical
evidence links him to the crimes, and key evidence against him has been
called into question.
Take
action now! »
Ground-breaking Report Highlights Police Violence Against LGBT
Community
A new report by Amnesty International, Stonewalled: Police
abuse and misconduct against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
community in the US, documents serious patterns of police abuse, including
incidents amounting to torture and ill-treatment.
Take action!
- Call
on your local police department to protect LGBT rights
- Urge
investigation of transphobic police abuse
Read more:
Press
release.
Latest News
Iran:
Journalist Akbar Ganji reportedly tortured in hospital
Brazil:
Serious concerns surround continued high levels of killings by police officers
United
Kingdom: New counter-terrorism measures that pose serious threats to
human rights protection
USA:
Senate passes anti-torture amendment
Mexico:
100th ratification of International Criminal Court marks an historic development
in international justice Good news!
Take Action!
- Demand
justice for women’s human rights defender in Bahrain
It is reported that Ghada Jamsheer faces imprisonment on criminal charges
alledgedly linked to her activism in advocating for women’s rights
in Bahrain. Call on Bahrain to address these concerns.
- More
actions
Events
Film: Innocent
Voices
Amnesty International is proud to be working with the filmmakers of Innocent
Voices to raise awareness on the issue of child soldiers.
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