News & Commentary about Capital Punishment
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May 2, 2013
Shaking Off the Shackles of State-Sponsored Killing
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Apr 21, 2013
Executing Human Dignity: U.S. Death Penalty System Dominates IACHR Report
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Apr 12, 2013
The Smackdown Continues! ¡Y La Lucha Tambièn!
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Apr 5, 2013
International Human Rights Body Seeking Answers on U.S. Civil and Political Rights Record
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Apr 5, 2013
Justice Under Attack: The North Carolina Legislature Takes Aim at the Racial Justice Act
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Apr 5, 2013
Court Rejects Attempts to Devalue Life of the Accused in South Texas Capital Case
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Mar 20, 2013
March Madness Takes on New Meaning When a Person's Skin Color is Cause For His Execution
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Mar 6, 2013
ACLU, in Geneva, Advocates Against Death Penalty, Solitary Confinement
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Feb 14, 2013
How Do I Explain to my Six Year-Old Son What Kind of a Society Plans to Execute an Intellectually Disabled Man? [UPDATED]