URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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UA: 13/13
Issue Date: 24 January 2013
Country: China
CHINESE WOMAN FACES IMMINENT EXEC
Jan. 25
TEXASimpending female execution
Former local resident facing death penalty
A former local resident is facing the death penalty next week, after being
convicted of the brutal 1997 murder and robbery of a Dallas County woman.
Kimberly Lagayle McCarthy, 51, is set to die Tues
Jan. 25
PHILIPPINES:
Documentary indicts Philippines justice
A gripping documentary about a wealthy young man sentenced to death for the
rape and murder of two sisters has catalysed a movement to expose wrongful
convictions in the Philippines.
The award-winning Give Up Tomorrow foll
Jan. 25
FLORIDA:
Man defending himself in death penalty trial takes the witness stand
There is a huge reason many defendants choose not to testify at their trials:
Cross-examination.
But Khalid Pasha, 69, is not like many defendants. Facing the death penalty, he
opted not for an attor
Jan. 25
USA:
Judge shares 9/11 trial experience
When "The Death Guy" came to give a presentation at the College of William and
Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law, the audience was prepared for a killer
speech.
Judge David J. Novak, also known as :The Death Guy" for his role in numerou
Jan. 25
TEXASimpending female execution
Houston Group Fights Against Execution Of Texas Woman
Next Tuesday marks the 1st time since 2005 that the state of Texas is scheduled
to execute a woman. Kimberly McCarthy was convicted of murder in 1997. A local
anti-death penalty group is st
