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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

Iran execution postponement move welcomed | Amnesty International
5 October 2009

Amnesty International has welcomed a move by the Iranian authorities to postpone the execution of an Afghan national accused of commiting a murder while still a ...

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Iran moves to execute man for crime committed when he was 17 ...
3 October 2009

The Iranian authorities are planning to execute a man alleged to have killed when he was only 17 on Monday.

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Iran: Execution of juvenile scheduled for Monday | Amnesty ...
2 October 2009

The execution of Afghan national Abbas Hosseini in Iran on Monday for a murder he is accused of committing when he was only 17 must be stopped, Amnesty International ...

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UN Human Rights Council Twelfth Session (14 September - 2 October) ...
1 October 2009

This document contains the statements made by Amnesty International during the twelfth regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) which took ...

Report       IOR 41/029/2009

Iran: Amnesty International’s recommendations to states at 64th ...
1 October 2009

The mass human rights violations that unfolded in Iran this summer in the wake of the disputed presidential election result were a sombre reflection of entrenched ...

Document       MDE 13/114/2009

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

Japan: Open letter to the Prime Minister of Japan
28 September 2009

In this open letter, Amnesty International congratulates the Prime Minister on his recent election and uses the opportunity to raise concerns regarding human rights ...

Document       ASA 22/013/2009

Yemen: Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review ...
24 September 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 31/012/2009. 24 September 2009. Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic ...

Document       MDE 31/012/2009

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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