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2013-04-25One For Ten has Launched!

It's been a week since the One For Ten crew kicked off in Pennsylvania to start their 'road trip' around the United States, and we can only describe it as a rollercoaster ride of excitement and sinkin

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2013-04-23Fundraising News

   Massive pat on the back to Barnaby Hone, a former    Amicus intern and current Barrister at 1 Paper Buildings,    who ran the Brighton Marathon on 14th April. &nb

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2013-04-23April Newsletter Topics

If you are interested in writing for this month's newsletter, please email Dylan on casework@amicus-alj.org and let him know which article you would like to write.  All articles should be approxi

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2013-04-08World Without Hate

Rais Bhuiyan will be here in the UK next week and speaking at an Amicus event on Monday 15 April. In 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan was shot in the face by a white

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2013-03-27Following in Maryland's footsteps

After lengthy and 'impassioned' debate, the Senate of Delaware has passed a bill repealing the use of the death penalty, in a move that sees the bill now pass to the House for consideration. On Tuesd

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2013-03-20March Newsletter Topics

If you are interested in writing for this month's newsletter, please email Dylan on casework@amicus-alj.org and let him know which article you would like to write.  All articles should

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2013-03-20Success in Maryland

As Maryland becomes the 18th state to abolish the death penalty, here are a couple of fantastic photos from Amnesty International's Maryland Death Penalty Abolition Group...      

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2013-03-07One Step Closer to Abolition in Maryland

On 21 February when the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee of Maryland approved a bill to repeal the death penalty in favour of life without parole, we imagine many people began to hold their breat

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2013-03-06Rais Bhuiyan to speak at LifeLines Conference

  LifeLines Spring Conference Saturday 13 April 2013 Bath Elim Church, Charlotte Street, Bath BA1 2ND Doors open 10 a.m. Conference 10.30 a.m. - 5 p.m.   Guest Speaker: Rais Bhui

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2013-02-21February Newsletter Topics

If you are interested in writing for this month's newsletter, please email Ratha on admin@amicus-alj.org and let her know which article you would like to write.  All articles should be appro

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2013-02-18First Section of Amicus Yearbook Published

The yearbook project started just over a year ago and has involved a huge amount of hard work from quite a significant number of people. Over the year we have refined and developed our format and stru

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2013-02-18We are recruiting: two UK interns

  We currently have two internship vacancies: Membership & Communications Intern and Casework Intern   We are looking for people who are responsible, motivated and able to work on th

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2013-01-18January Newsletter Topics

If you are interested in writing for this month's newsletter, please email Emma or Ratha on admin@amicus-alj.org and let them know which article you would like to write.  All articles should be a

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2013-01-16One for Ten Launch Party



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2012-11-20November Newsletter Topics

If you are interested in writing for this month's newsletter, please email Emma or Patrick on admin@amicus-alj.org and let them know which article you would like to write.  All articles should be

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2012-10-24October Newsletter Topics

The topics for the October newsletter are as follows: 1) Federal court grants stay of execution for mentally ill man (after Florida Supreme Court determined that he could be executed even after ackno

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2012-08-21August 2012 Newsletter Topics

If you're interested in writing an article for the newsletter this month, please email Ratha on admin@amicus-alj.org as soon as possible. The deadline for submission of articles will be Tuesday 2

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2012-08-15In Memoriam: Prof. Hugo Bedau

We have just received the news the Prof. Hugo Bedau passed away on Monday 13 August.  Prof. Bedau was a patron of Amicus for many years and he will be sadly missed by the community. The Death Pe

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2012-07-19Topics for July Newsletter

If you're interested in writing an article for the newsletter, please email Ratha on admin@amicus-alj.org and let her know which one you would like to write. All articles should be a max of 400 words

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2012-06-21Jail Break is on Sunday 15th July

It's a physical quiz… following cryptic clues hidden around central London.   Do you have what it takes to outwit the competition?     Jail Break is our annual quiz with

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2012-06-19Newsletter Submissions - June

If you are interested in writing an article for the Amicus newsletter then please email Ratha Lehall on admin@amicus-alj.org and let her know.  We particularly welcome submissions from new c

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2012-05-14Shout It From the Rooftops... The Execution of an Innocent Man

It's a common enough question - Has the US ever executed an innocent person?  For years people have debated the possibility but always had to conclude that there was no clear evidence of such a t

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2012-03-16Amicus Welcomes Susan Sarandon

Amicus is delighted to welcome Susan Sarandon as a new patron.  In addition to her Oscar winning portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking, Susan has a strong track record in human ri

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2011-11-14Wilbert Rideau - New Amicus Patron and Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winner

Amicus is delighted to welcome Wilbert Rideau as a new patron. As many of you will know already, Wilbert was sentenced to death in 1961 in what the US Supreme Court later described as "kangaroo court

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