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May 2, 2013
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of capital punishment into law.
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March 15, 2013
AIUSA hailed the repeal of the death penalty in Maryland today and urged Governor O’Malley to commute the sentences of all five prisoners remaining on death row.
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March 6, 2013
Amnesty International said today the 27-20 vote to repeal the death penalty by the Maryland Senate is “a positive development for human rights,” but asserted the bill will be “incomplete” until fun...
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February 19, 2013
With an execution date set by Georgia for Tuesday for prisoner Warren Hill, Amnesty International USA issued the following comments from Brian Evans of the Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty....
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