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Oggetto: [listacoalit] National Execution Alert - Update - March 2002
Data: venerd́ 1 marzo 2002 21.21
> > NCADP National Execution Alert - Update March 2002
> >
> >
> > Georgia
> > ---------
> >
> >
> > Tracy Housel
> > Scheduled Execution Date and Time: 3/12/02 7:00 PM EST
> >
> >
> > Tracy Housel, who holds dual citizenship in Great Britain and the
> > United States, is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on
> > March 12, 2002. Housel was convicted of the 1985 murder of Jean Drew
> > and sentenced to death. Under the peculiarities of Georgia law,
> > Housel was notified of his execution date approximately 21 days
> > before it is scheduled to commence. In spite of this, there have
> > been numerous requests from the British government to spare Housel's
> > life.
> > As with almost all Western countries, Britain has banned the death
> > penalty. Thus, Housel's planned execution has drawn protest from
> > more than 100 British MPs, legal organizations, and the human rights
> > committee of the Law Society Bar Council. European countries
> > routinely refuse to extradite murder suspects who face the death
> > penalty in the U.S. Furthermore, by international law the United
> > States is required to inform arrested foreigners of their right to
> > legal advice from their consulate. On many occasions the United
> > States has ignored these rights of citizens of foreign countries and
> > rebuffed the leaders of foreign governments who protest the use of
> > the death penalty on their citizens. Just recently, the U.S. was
> > criticized by the International Court of Justice for its execution of
> > two German nationals who were denied their consular rights. Arizona
> > had refused to halt these executions despite pleas from Germany and
> > then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Tracy Housel faces a
> > similar situation, as the British foreign secretary Jack Straw has
> > been routinely ignored by the state of Georgia.
> > The United States' refusal to comply with international human rights
> > standards has not been without a price. Just last year the U.S. was
> > denied a seat on the UN Human Rights Commission, for the first time
> > in 54 years.
> > Under Georgia law, a person on death row has only a few weeks of
> > notification of their death sentence. Thus, it is important to
> > respond quickly to protest this execution. Please fax or call the
> > Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole and voice your concern over Tracy
> > Housel's imminent execution.
> >
> >
> > Please Contact
> >
> > Governor Roy Barnes
> > State Capitol Building
> > Constituent Services
> > Room 111
> > Atlanta, GA 30334
> > Phone: 404-656-1776
> > Fax: 404-657-7332
> > e-mail: www.gagovernor.org/governor/contact.html
> >
> > Board of Pardons and Paroles
> > Contact: Walter Ray
> > MLK, Jr. Drive
> > Floyd Veterans Memorial Building #2
> > East Tower, 4th Floor
> > Atlanta, GA 30334
> > Phone: 404-656-5651
> > Fax: 404-651-6723
> > e-mail: http://www.pap.state.ga.us/comments/comments.cgi
> >
> > Write Op-Ed:
> >
> > Atlanta Constitution-Journal
> > PO Box 4689
> > Atlanta, GA 30302
> > Phone: 404-526-5151
> > Fax: 404-526-5746
> > e-mail: cynthia @ajc.com
> >
> > The Augusta Chronicle
> > PO Box 1928
> > Augusta, GA 30903
> > Contact: Suzanne Dowling
> > Phone: 706-823-3366
> > Fax: 706-722-7403
> > e-mail: letters @augustachronicle.com
> >
> > For More Information
> >
> > Southern Center for Human Rights
> > 83 Poplar Street
> > Atlanta, GA 30303
> > Contact: Stephen Bright
> > Phone: 404-688-1202
> > Fax: 404-688-9440
> > e-mail: rights @schr.org
> >
> > Southern Region of Amnesty International
> > 131 Ponce de Leon Ave.
> > Suite 220
> > Atlanta, GA 30308
> > Contact: Laura Moye
> > Phone: 404-876-5661
> > Fax: 404-876-2276
> > e-mail: lmoye @aiusa.org
> >
> > -----
> > National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
> >
> > NCADP provides information, advocates for public policy, and
> > mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our
> > unconditional rejection of capital punishment.
> >
> > 1436 U St. Ste. 104
> > Washington, DC 20009
> > Phone: 202-387-3890
> > Fax: 202-387-5590
> > web: www.ncadp.org