URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
Note: Please write on behalf of these persons even though
you may not have received the original UA when issued on April
28, 2006. Thanks!
11 January 2008
Further Information on UA 109/06 (28 A
Jan. 11
CALIFORNIA:
Death Penalty Proposal Will Alleviate Backlog, George Tells Commission
Chief Justice Ronald M. George yesterday told the California Commission on
the Fair Administration of Justice that a constitutional amendment is
needed to alleviate the large backlog of full-briefed d
Jan. 11
TEXAS:
Texas AG agrees to investigate Harris County district attorney
The Texas Attorney General's office agreed Thursday to investigate whether
Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal should lose his job for
sending and receiving inappropriate messages through his county
Jan. 11
MARYLAND:
O'Malley Wants DNA Database ExpandedSamples Would Be Taken From Those
Arrested for, Not Just Convicted of, Crimes
Gov. Martin O'Malley proposed yesterday that Maryland collect DNA samples
from those arrested for violent crimes and burglaries, significantly
expanding
Jan. 11
INDIA:
Rape-and-murder convict gets death penalty
Observing that society 'can no longer endure such threats', the Bombay
High Court on Friday sentenced to death a man convicted of raping and
murdering a 10-year-old girl.
Harish Rajput had raped and then murdered the minor by stran
