http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2039/1969 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/over-900-people-death-row-iraq-face-imminent-execution-20091204 The prisoners, who include 17 women, are said to have had their deathsentences ratified by the Presidential Council, the final step beforeexecutions are carried out. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/123/2009/en Bobby Wayne Woods was executed in the US state of Texas on the evening of 3 December. He was sentenced to death in 1998 for the murder of an 11-year-old girl in 1997. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE14/037/2009/en The Iraqi authorities are preparing to execute hundreds of prisoners, including 17 women. They have exhausted all their appeals, and could be put to death at any time. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/122/2009/en Kenneth Mosley, who received a stay of execution in September from the US Supreme Court 24 hours before he was due to be put to death, is now scheduled for execution on 7 January 2010. Mosley, a 51-year-old African American man, has spent 12 years on death row for the murder of a white police officer, David Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/121/2009/en Bobby Wayne Woods, a 44-year-old white man, is due to be executed in Texas on 3 December, his third execution date in two years. He was convicted in 1998 of the murder of a young girl in 1997. His lawyer is appealing for clemency on the grounds that Woods has learning disabilities. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/119/2009/en A federal court has lifted the stay of execution in the case of Kenneth Biros, who is now due to be put to death in Ohio on 8 December under the state’s new lethal injection procedures. The Ohio parole board has voted against clemency, but this vote is not binding on the governor. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE31/014/2009/en Women in Yemen face systemic discrimination and endemic violence with devastating consequences for their lives. Their rights are routinely violated because Yemeni laws as well as tribal and customary practices treat them as second class citizens. The Yemeni government must take effective measures to address Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA13/007/2009/en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/ohio-moves-resume-executions-under-new-protocol-20091120 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/good-news/russia-moves-one-step-closer-death-penalty-abolition-20091120 Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia'sConstitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to abolishing the death penalty. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International