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USA: Texas execution looms in jury Bible case
6 October 2009

Khristian Oliver, a 32-year old man, is due to be executed in Texas on 5 November. He was sentenced to death in 1999 for a murder committed during a burglary. While ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/108/2009

USA: Stun weapons: Recommendations to the US authorities on their ...
1 October 2009

More than 360 people have died in the USA since 2001 after being shocked by police Tasers. Medical examiners have listed Tasers as a cause or contributing factor ...

Document       AMR 51/111/2009

USA (Ohio): 3 more Ohio executions by human rights day?
29 September 2009

Three men on death row in the State of Ohio are due to be executed by lethal injection by early December. The state continues to defend its execution process, and ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/107/2009

USA: US supreme court stays Texas execution
24 September 2009

On 23 September, the US Supreme Court stayed the execution of Kenneth Mosley, a 51-year-old African American man scheduled to be executed in Texas on 24 September ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/106/2009

USA: Further information: Stay extended following failed execution
24 September 2009

A US federal judge has extended a stay of execution in the case of Romell Broom by two months. Romell Broom, a 53-year-old male African American death row prisoner ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/105/2009

Campaigner, rock musician and parliamentarian visit Troy Davis ...
24 September 2009

An Amnesty International campaigner, a musician and a member of the UKparliament are visiting death row inmate Troy Davis in the US state ofGeorgia.

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USA: Ohio execution attempt fails: new date set: Romell Broom (m)
18 September 2009

Romell Broom, a 53-year-old African American man, was taken to be executed on 15 September 2009, but the team administering the lethal injection failed to find ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/104/2009

Irene Khan urges US government to examine Goldstone report ...
18 September 2009

Amnesty International's Secretary General has urged the White House to refer the report on violations of international law committed in Gaza to the UN Security ...

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Algeria/USA: Amnesty International opposes forcible return to ...
18 September 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Briefing. AI Index: MDE 28/006/2009. Date: 18 September 2009. Algeria/USA: Amnesty International opposes forcible ...

Document       MDE 28/006/2009

USA must grant Bagram detainees access to US courts | Amnesty ...
16 September 2009

The USA must grant all detainees held in US custody at the Bagramairbase in Afghanistan access to US courts and legal counsel, Amnesty International has said.

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