Da: "Coalit" 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