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