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Stay of Execution Granted for Brett Hartmann in Ohio
On March 31, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted a stay of execution for Brett Hartmann, who was scheduled...
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Death Penalty Abolished in New Mexico!
On Wednesday, March 18, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law a bill to abolish the death penalty! New Mexico...
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Husband and Wife Released from Detention in China (UA 85/09)
Human rights lawyer Wei Liangyue and his wife Du Yongjing have been released and returned home after 30 days of detention. ...
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Prisoner of Conscience Treated by Doctor and Allowed to Meet with Family (UA 45/09)
Dia el Din Gad was transferred to al-Qota Prison in Giza, on the outskirts of the capital, Cairo, on 24 February, and was...
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President of Political Opposition Group in Burundi released (UA 318/08)
Alexis Sinduhije, President of the political opposition group Movement for Security and Democracy, was released and the...
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US Resident Waited Nearly Six Years for Fair Trial (UA 48/09)
Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, a Qatari national and US resident, was arrested in Illinois in December 2001, but his trial never...
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Ma Khin Khin Leh Finally Released!
Ma Khin Khin Leh, a political prisoner in Myanmar, was unexpectedly released on Saturday, February 21, in the first group of...
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House Committee Approves Resolution Condemning the Killings of Women in Guatemala
On March 27, 2007 the House Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously approved House Resolution 100 (H. Res. 100), condemning...
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Six Major Metropolitan Police Departments Take the Pledge
As part of the campaign following the release of AIUSA's Stonewalled report, activists asked police departments to sign a...
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New Mexico House Passes Abolition Bill
On Monday, February 12, 2007, the New Mexico House of Representative passed a death penalty abolition bill by a 41-28 vote. ...