 
An appeal from Amnesty International, this could be our last
chance the life of Troy Davis.
A judge in the US state of Georgia has ordered the execution
of Troy Davis to take place on Wednesday 21 September 2011.
After 20 years on death row, Troy has exhausted every avenue
for appeal from the state level to the Supreme Court. We now
have only one hope: clemency.
The Georgia parole board meets on Monday 19 September.
They could decide to allow Troy’s execution to go ahead as
scheduled – or they could grant clemency and therefore commute
his sentence to life in prison or life without parole.
This is Troy’s last chance to avoid execution.
grant clemency
Over 300,000 of you have already signed a global petition for
Troy, and many more have written to him personally over the years.
But right now we must continue to remind the state of Georgia
that in a matter of life and death there is no room for doubt -
and there are massive doubts in this case:
No physical evidence links Troy to the crime of which he was
convicted.
Seven of the nine non-police witnesses on whose evidence
he was convicted have since recanted or contradicted their testimony.
Many witnesses stated they were pressured or coerced by police.
Nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating an alternative suspect.
As long as there is hope we must continue to fight – for Troy, for his
family, for his fundamental human right to life and to be spared this
ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment.
These are dark days for Troy and all of us who have supported
him over the years – but remember: execution is not inevitable.
I will be in touch soon to update you on events and any other ways
you can help. However, for now it is essential that you
Time is fast running out for Troy.
Clare Bracey
Death Penalty Campaigner  | |
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