Thursday, October 9, 2014

AI Madison Group #139 Weekly Update - October 10, 2014

Hi Everyone,
     Today is a very special day. Today is the "World Day Against Death Penalty." We have provided several links to Amnesty International reports and a video on our website. We invite you to (1) find out if your state has the death penalty, (2) find a list of upcoming executions, and (3) join a worldwide book club. Have you read any of the following: "Witness Bahrain," "The Hour of Sunlight," "One Family in Gaza," "There is a Field," "Inside the Culture of Resistance," "Rebuilding Hope," "Darfur Diaries," or "I am Troy Davis?" Click on this link for this information and more.
     "The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. It is the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state. This cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment is done in the name of justice. It violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception regardless of the nature of the crime, the characteristics of the offender, or the method used by the state to kill the prisoner." -Amnesty International March 27, 2014

-Debbie, Weekly Update Editor
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