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Sensationalist Film Exploits Important Human Rights Issue in Iran
Ordinarily, human rights activists would be pleased when the rare major motion picture shining a light on human rights violations comes along. In fact, aside from documentaries, it is very…
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A Healthy Justice System
As Amnesty International reported yesterday the African nation of Togo became the 94th country in the world to abolish the death penalty for all crimes, and the 15th member of…
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Obama, the Federal Death Penalty, and Race
The death penalty is a difficult issue for just about any politician. Most prefer to avoid it as much as possible. But the time may soon come when President Obama…
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A Clear Scientific Consensus that the Death Penalty does NOT Deter
Scientists agree, by an overwhelming majority, that the death penalty has no deterrent effect. They felt the same way over ten years ago, and nothing has changed since then. States…
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UN v. USA re: Death Penalty
On May 26, the United Nations released a report by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, which highlights, among other things, some of the major flaws in…
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Connecticut Is Wrong To Veto Death Penalty Abolition Bill
I am extremely disappointed that Governor M. Jodi Rell today vetoed HB 6578, which would have abolished the death penalty in Connecticut. Governor Rell’s veto of this legislation represents a…
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A New Hope?
Nearly twenty years ago Troy Davis was convicted of killing a Georgia police officer. As has become well known, the case against him has grown weaker and weaker as seven…
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200th Execution under one Governor
With the execution of Terry Lee Hankins last night, Texas Governor Rick Perry has reached a pretty apalling benchmark: 200 executions in his eight and a half years as governor. …
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An Execution and Crucifixion in Saudi Arabia
On Friday, a ghastly execution took place in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, involving the decapitation and subsequent public crucifixion of Ahmed bin 'Adhaib bin 'Askar al-Shamlani al-'Anzi, who…
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Mahmoud Abbas to Meet With Obama Today
[caption id="attachment_2176" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas"][/caption] President Barack Obama is slated to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today, to discuss what Press Secretary Robert Gibbs calls "ways…
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Lebanon Election to be held on June 7th
[caption id="attachment_2169" align="alignnone" width="258" caption="Electoral Map of Lebanon"][/caption] Lebanon is due to hold its national elections in about two weeks on June 7th. This is a unique opportunity for the…
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Global Day of Action for Troy Davis – Today!
Today is the Global Day of Action for Troy Davis. Over 150 events in 45 state, DC, Puerto Rico, and 28 countries overseas have been scheduled, demonstrating as clearly as…