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USA (Georgia): Troy Davis facing imminent execution in Georgia
7 September 2011

A Georgia judge has signed a death warrant in the case of Troy Davis, authorizing the state to execute him in the week of 21 to 28 September. Doubts persist about ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/075/2011

USA: There is no quick cure for terrorism: Op-ed by Widney Brown
6 September 2011

OP-ED. There is no quick cure for terrorism. By Widney Brown, Senior Director, International Law and Policy, Amnesty International. ...

PressItem       AMR 51/077/2011

USA: Lawyers successful in moving boy's murder trial to juvenile ...
26 August 2011

A US trial court has transferred a murder trial involving a 13-year-old to juvenile court, avoiding a possible violation of international law.

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USA: Further information: 13-year-old boy to be tried in juvenile ...
25 August 2011

On 23 August, a Pennsylvania trial court ordered the immediate transfer of Jordan Brown's case to a juvenile court for trial. This decision removes the risk of ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/073/2011

Americas: Sacrificing rights in the name of development ...
5 August 2011

In the Americas laws there is an entrenched discriminatory attitude against Indigenous peoples. On the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, Amnesty ...

Report       AMR 01/001/2011

US authorities urged to improve prison conditions for Leonard ...
3 August 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: AMR 51/070/2011. 03 August 2011. US authorities urged to improve prison conditions for Leonard Peltier. ...

Public Statement       AMR 51/070/2011

Decision to extend investigation into Polish complicity in the US ...
2 August 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: EUR 37/001/2011. 2 August 2011. Decision to extend investigation into Polish complicity ...

Public Statement       EUR 37/001/2011

USA: Further information: Stay of execution for Cuban national
2 August 2011

Manuel Valle, a Cuban national who was due to be executed in Florida on 2 August 2011, has received a stay of execution until 1 September. He was convicted of the ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/069/2011

The Wire, August/September 2011. Vol. 41, issue 04
1 August 2011

1) Stubborn, Irritating, Outrageous 2) Women in Nicaragua need your voice, your action, your solidarity; 'We all have a role in the changing world' 3) Stand united ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/004/2011

USA: Further information: Execution stayed to review innocence ...
1 August 2011

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed the execution of Larry Swearingen, who was due to be put to death in Texas on 18 August. He maintains his innocence ...

Urgent Action       AMR 51/068/2011