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Against the Death Penalty
SMS to say NO to the Death Penalty
18 November 2005, 02:20PM
Amnesty International launches SMS appeal to stop execution of Australian man, Van Tuong Nguyen
Strong stance against the death penalty could save Australian lives
15 November 2005, 07:13AM
Amnesty International urges the Australian Government to take a strong stance against the death penalty at the APEC meeting this week.
Australians continue the fight to save Van Tuong Nguyen
10 November 2005, 01:53PM
Tomorrow, Candles of Hope events and stalls will be held in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, followed by South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Sunday: Ecumenical Prayer Service in support of Australian man Van Tuong Nguyen
6 November 2005, 10:47AM
The people of Melbourne are encouraged to show their support for the family of Van Tuong Nguyen, facing imminent execution in Singapore, by attending an ecumenical prayer service on Sunday 6 November at 2:30pm at St Patrick's Cathedral, Albert Street, Melbourne
Australia: Sth Australia show of support for Van Tuong Nguyen
5 November 2005, 02:47PM
In Adelaide on Monday members of the public will gather on the steps of Parliament House in a public show of support to stop the execution of Van Tuong Nguyen.
Singapore: A hidden toll of executions
5 November 2005, 01:38PM
More than 400 prisoners have been hanged in Singapore since 1991, giving the small city-state possibly the highest execution rate in the world relative to its population of just over four million people.
Amnesty International will not give up the fight
4 November 2005, 01:29PM
Amnesty International will not give up the fight to save the life of Australian Van Tuong Nguyen. The Singapore Government yesterday rejected the Australian Governments appeal for reconsideration in the case of Van Tuong Nguyen, who is now facing imminent execution in Singapore.
Singapore’s death penalty: No real protection against drugs
3 November 2005, 08:17AM
Singapore has executed a shocking number of people for drug-related offences, yet there is no evidence that the death penalty provides any special protection against the drug trade, according to Amnesty International.
Canberrans have an important role to play in the fight to save Van Tuong Nguyen
2 November 2005, 01:52PM
Local Canberrans will gather together outside the Singapore High Commission on Thursday to demonstrate their support for Australian Van Tuong Nguyen at a special letter writing and hand tracing event organised by Amnesty International.
Australia: 3000 candles of hope lit for Van Tuong Nguyen in Brisbane last night
1 November 2005, 02:24PM
Students from local secondary schools, community groups and religious leaders gathered to light three thousand candles in a show of support for Van Tuong Nguyen and his family.
Victorian Parliamentarians call on Singaporean Cabinet to show compassion to young Australian
29 October 2005, 02:45PM
Victorian MPs and MLCs have appealed to the Singapore Cabinet to reconsider its decision rejecting clemency for Van Tuong Nguyen, a Melbourne-based Australian citizen.
3000 candles of hope for Van Tuong Nguyen
29 October 2005, 11:59AM
At dusk on Sunday 30 October students from local secondary schools, community groups and religious leaders will gather to light three thousand candles in a show of support for Van Tuong Nguyen and his family.
Qld Parliament calls for clemency for Van Tuong Nyugen
28 October 2005, 06:45AM
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie moved a motion today urging the Singaporean Cabinet to reconsider its decision and commute Mr Van Tuong Nguyen's death sentence to a custodial sentence.
Tasmanian Parliament leads the call for clemency for Van Tuong Nyugen
27 October 2005, 02:59PM
The Tasmanian State Parliament today became the first parliament in Australia to plead for clemency for Van Tuong Nguyen, the Australian citizen sentenced to death in Singapore
Australian Parliamentarians Take Up Petition for Young Australian on Death Row
27 October 2005, 01:41PM
The Chairman and Secretary of the Australian Parliaments Amnesty International Parliamentary Group, Bruce Baird (Lib NSW) and Laurie Ferguson (ALP NSW) yesterday launched a petition to the President, Prime Minister and Executive Government of Singapore. The petition has been forwarded to every Australian MP and Senator.
Australians urged to take action to save life of Australian Van Tuong Nguyen
26 October 2005, 06:56AM
Amnesty International Australia is mobilising the Australian community to take action to try to save the life of Australian man, Van Tuong Nguyen. He is facing execution within weeks in Singapore after being convicted of drug trafficking.
Singapore: Appalling decision to execute Van Tuong Nguyen
23 October 2005, 05:59AM
Amnesty International is appalled at the decision by the Singapore government to reject Van Tuong Nguyens final appeal against his death sentence.
World Day Against the Death Penalty
12 October 2005, 08:02AM
Amnesty International marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty 2005 by calling on all African states to abolish the death penalty.
Iraq: First judicial executions in post Saddam Hussain era ‘a deeply retrograde step’
20 September 2005, 07:25AM
Amnesty International today strongly deplored the hangings yesterday of three people in Iraq, and described the first judicial executions since the overthrow of Saddam Hussain as a deeply retrograde step. According to Iraqi government spokesman Leith Kubba, Ahmad al-Jaf, Uday Dawud al-Dulaimi and Jasim ёAbbas, were hanged at 10.00 am on 1 September 2005.
Palestinian Authority: Amnesty International calls for halt to death penalty as four executed in Gaz
26 August 2005, 11:25AM
As the Palestinian Authority carried out its first executions since August 2002, Amnesty International today condemned the use of the death penalty by the PA.
A policeman's job is to protect all citizens, even those he or she doesn't like. I'd have thought that a pretty basic concept.
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