Showing posts with label execution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label execution. Show all posts

Monday 12 September 2011

SAVE TROY DAVIS.


50 Years. Amnesty International.                                                                                                            

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.
In hope,

Clare Bracey signature
Clare Bracey
Death Penalty Campaigner











Thursday 8 September 2011

NO STATE EXECUTION.

 

 

Act NOW to STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!


Troy Davis

EMERGENCY: EXECUTION SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
ACT NOW!

All anti-death penalty activists in the U.S. and worldwide should prepare NOW to organize coordinated actions before Sept. 21. The IAC will send out a proposed date for these actions in conjunction with Georgia activists.

SIGN ONLINE PETITION AT iacenter.org/troydavis


National Day of Coordinated Actions to be set soon. Check iacenter.org for updated info
On March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court failed to take up the appeal of Troy Davis. AND NOW HIS EXECUTION HAS BEEN SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
TELL THE GEORGIA GOV., LEGISLATURE, PARDONS AND PAROLE BOARD, PRESIDENT OBAMA, ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA:
STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!
Please join the online campaign to STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS NOW!
YOUR EMERGENCY ACTION IS NEEDED NOW! Click HERE to Sign the Online Petition
Tell Gov. Deal and the Georgia Pardons and Parole Board:

STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS!
On March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court failed to take up the appeal of Troy Anthony Davis, the Savannah, Ga. man whose scheduled execution has been halted three times in the past because of the growing evidence and public belief in his innocence. AND NOW HIS EXECUTION HAS BEEN SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
Troy Davis is an African American on death row in Georgia. Davis was convicted in the 1989 killing of a police officer despite what Amnesty International calls "overwhelming doubts about his guilt." No physical forensic evidence was presented at Davis' trial, and 7 of the 9 non-police witnesses have recanted their testimony, with at least two saying they were pressured by police to finger Davis as the killer.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION NOW to let the Georgia Parole Board, Governor, Legislature, and congressional delegation as well as President Obama, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, Congressional leaders and members of the media know you demand No Execution of Troy Davis!
Your messages will go to hundreds of public officials, including the Governor of Georgia, the entire Georgia legislature, each member of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the full Georgia Congressional delegation, as well as President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Congressional leaders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, and national and local media representatives.

SIGN ONLINE PETITION AT iacenter.org/troydavis

The text of the message reads as follows (you will have the opportunity to edit it if you wish):

To: Governor Deal, Georgia Pardons and Parole Board, Georgia Legislature, Georgia Congressional Delegation, President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Congressional Leaders, U.N. Secretary General Ban

cc: members of the media

STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS, NOW SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21!

On March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court failed to take up the appeal of Troy Anthony Davis, the Savannah, Ga. man whose scheduled execution has been halted three times in the past because of the growing evidence and public belief in his innocence. He was convicted solely on eye witness testimony, and 7 of the 9 non-police witnesses have since recanted, several alleging that police coerced them into making false statements.

I join with millions in the US and around the world in demanding that you stop the execution of Troy Davis. Serious doubt remains. I call on all those with authority and influence in this decision to grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis and overturn the death sentence.

Innocence matters to me. Justice matters to everyone.

I urge you to act now.

Sincerely,


SIGN ONLINE PETITION AT iacenter.org/troydavis


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