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The Death Penalty: Not In My Name
October 11, 4:30 - 6:00 pm ET Register here! Ray Krone was sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Ray's conviction was due in part to…

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Emma Green
Emma M. Green (she/her) is a youth human rights activist, writer, and researcher. She joined Amnesty International on the rural campus of Ohio Northern University in 2017. Since then, she…

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Ten Years On: The Legacy of Troy Davis Continues
Sept 21 @ 8:00pm ET/ 5:00 pm PT Register here! FB Event here. On September 21st 2011, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis, despite a strong innocence case and…
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Urgent Action Update: IRANIAN KURDISH MAN AT RISK OF EXECUTION (Iran: UA 146.20)
Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani is at imminent risk of execution for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi), despite serious fair trial violations and the trial court confirming that he…
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Politics and the Death Penalty
Saturday August 28, 2021 11:30 am – 1:30 pm CDT Register here! This webinar, “Politics and the Death Penalty,” will have 7 elected officials, representing both major parties, speaking about…

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Amnesty International Calls on President Biden to Address Repression, Human Rights Abuses in Iraq in Meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi
On July 23, 2021, Amnesty International USA wrote to President Joe Biden urging him to raise unlawful repression and worrying human rights abuses in Iraq towards peaceful protesters, press, religious…

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Urgent Action: TWO YOUTHS ARRESTED AT 17 FACE EXECUTION (Iran: UA 83.21)
Iranian young man Hossein Shahbazi is facing imminent execution for a crime that took place when he was just 17 years old. Despite a global outcry in late June 2021…
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Urgent Action: TWELVE MEN RISK EXECUTION AFTER UNFAIR TRIAL (Egypt: UA 77.21)
Twelve death row prisoners are at imminent risk of execution after Egypt’s highest appeals court, the Court of Cassation, upheld their death sentences on June 14, 2021 following a grossly…
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Human Rights on Capitol Hill – July 2021 Newsletter
HUMAN RIGHTS ON CAPITOL HILL Table of Contents Featured International Updates Domestic Updates Welcome News In Case You Missed It JULY 2021 NEWSLETTER Featured: end gun violence CONGRESS SHOULD SWIFLY…
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Rocky Myers
Three Decades on Alabama’s Death Row. We are seeking Justice for Rocky and you can help!

Press Release
The Moratorium on Federal Executions Highlights Need to Abolish the Death Penalty, Once and For All
Responding to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department reviews its policies and procedures on capital punishment, Kristina Roth, the Senior Advocate…

Urgent Action
Urgent Action Update: VIKTAR PAULAU MAY HAVE BEEN EXECUTED (Belarus: UA 168.19)
Viktar Paulau has been at imminent risk of execution after the Supreme Court of Belarus upheld his conviction and death sentence on November 12, 2019. His sister was denied permission…