death penalty

The death penalty is the ultimate, irreversible denial of human rights. By working towards the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, Amnesty International Death Penalty Abolition Campaign looks to end the cycle of violence created by a system riddled with economic and racial bias and tainted by human error. Read More

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China’s move to end white collar executions not enough

Amnesty International warned today that proposed reforms of China’s application of the death penalty may not result in significantly fewer executions.

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Troy Davis: the last call for justice

Troy Davis has spent nearly 19 years on death row and faced execution three times for a murder he maintains he did not commit.

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  1. Ohio executions looms despite doubt over guilt

    Kevin Keith, a 46-year-old African American man, is facing execution on 15 September in Ohio, USA. He has a clemency hearing before the Ohio Parole Board on 11 August. He maintains that he did not commit the three 1994 murders for which he was sentenced to death.

  2. Urgent Action: Oklahoma Execution Delayed as Doubts Persist

    Jeffrey Matthews, a 37-year-old man, is scheduled to be executed in the US state of Oklahoma on 20 July. He was sentenced to death for the murder of his great-uncle in 1994.

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  1. Troy Davis

    Troy Davis has been on death row for 19 years–even though the case against him has fallen apart.