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Amnesty International calls for release of US death row convict

By staff writers
May 20, 2009

Amnesty International has teamed up with other human rights organisations to campaign for a stay of execution. The protest concerns Troy Davis who is accused of killing a police officer in the state of Georgia, in the USA. The case has been very charged and campaigners do not believe justice is being done.

Since being convicted as a teenager in 1991, seven out of nine witnesses have recanted their statements against him. Fresh evidence also points to another man being the shooter, and there is a complete absence of physical evidence against Davis.

Many thousands of people across the world are up in arms at the obvious injustice of the case. Protests are being focused on a Global Day of Action, scheduled for May 19.

You can find out more about Troy Davis and protests happening in your area, by visiting the Amnesty International website.

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