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death penalty in US

April 10, 2012

Vote to repeal death penalty in Connecticut hailed as 'great leadership'

A vote to repeal the death penalty by the US state of Connecticut’s State Senate is a leap forward in the battle to end capital punishment, says Amnesty International.
April 5, 2012

Lundbeck wins ethical award for ending use of its drugs in executions

Lundbeck has become the first recipient of a new Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Ethical Leadership in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
March 28, 2012

Leading company signs execution drug 'Hippocratic Oath'

Leading drugs company Lundbeck is the first to sign up to a new ‘Pharmaceutical Hippocratic oath’ for the industry, condemning the use of drugs in executions.
March 26, 2012

Call for 'Hippocratic Oath' on execution drugs

Reprieve is calling on pharmaceutical companies to sign a ‘Pharmaceutical Hippocratic oath’ which would end their involvement in US executions.
January 6, 2012

Doctors call for end to supply of execution drugs

An international coalition of medical professionals has called on the pharmaceuticals company Hospira to prevent their products from being used in US executions.
December 20, 2011

Europe blocks export of execution drugs

The European Commission has announced that it is blocking the export of certain key lethal injection drugs which are widely used in US executions.
October 19, 2011

US supplier halts manufacture of execution drug

The Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva is the latest firm to halt the manufacture of drugs used in US executions.
September 26, 2011

Doctor seeks to stop ‘illegal’ drug use in Florida execution

A leading neurologist who uses drugs produced by the pharmaceutical firm Lundbeck in his work, has taken legal action to prevent their use in lethal injections.
September 22, 2011

Troy Davis executed despite doubts over safety of conviction

Troy Davis has been executed by lethal injection despite widespread and significant doubts over the safety of his original conviction.
August 29, 2011

UK parliamentarians join EU and Catholic Church to oppose execution

British Members of Parliament have joined the European Union and Catholic bishops in calls to stop the execution of Manuel Valle in Florida.