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  1. Death row - table

    Experimental execution drug set to be used for first time in three US states

    on 28 July 2011

    Experimental execution drug set to be used for first time in three US states

  2. Manuel Valle

    Florida stays execution of Manuel Valle due to cruelty concerns with new drug

    on 26 July 2011

    Florida has stayed the execution of Manuel Valle to allow a hearing on whether the use of a new execution drug will cause him unnecessary pain, in violation of the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

  3. Generic for Dark Prison

    Ex-Guantánamo prisoner arrested in Egypt over unlawful Mubarak-era 'conviction' faces further abuses

    on 21 July 2011

    Ex-Guantánamo prisoner arrested in Egypt over unlawful Mubarak-era 'conviction' faces further abuses

  4. Mark Stroman

    Mark Stroman executed last night in Texas

    on 21 July 2011

    Mark Stroman was executed last night in Huntsville, Texas, after the state refused to allow his surviving victim to see him in order to forgive him in person.

  5. Generic Interrogation chair colour

    US prison to videotape ‘experimental’ execution

    on 20 July 2011

    US prison to videotape ‘experimental’ execution

  6. Mark Stroman

    Governor Perry urged to sort out legal ‘mess’ surrounding today's execution of Mark Stroman, as clemency board ignores plea from victim Rais Bhuiyan

    on 20 July 2011

    Texas Governor Rick Perry faces calls to intervene to sort out the legal chaos surrounding today's scheduled execution of Mark Stroman in Huntsville, Texas.

  7. Mark Stroman

    Texas juror admits mistake at trial and asks Governor to spare Mark Stroman's life on the eve of his execution

    on 20 July 2011

    One of twelve jurors who served in the trial of Mark Stroman in 2002 has made a last-minute appeal to the Governor of Texas to spare his life.

  8. Drone from beneath

    CIA drone strike photos published for the first time

    on 18 July 2011

    Legal action charity Reprieve and Islamabad human rights lawyer Shahzad Akbar today announce the publication of the first large array of photographs depicting the devastating impact of US unmanned aircraft ('drone') attacks on innocent civilians in Pakistan.

  9. Drone from beneath

    Drone strike photo exhibition opens in London

    on 15 July 2011

    On Thursday 21 July, legal action charity Reprieve will be discussing their drones project alongside a new exhibition of photos and videos showing the devastation unleashed in Pakistan by the CIA’s robot attack aircraft.

  10. Map of Britain

    Detainee Inquiry will be a whitewash unless Government reconsiders today's setup

    on 06 July 2011

    The (Gibson) Detainee Inquiry published its terms of reference and protocol today. These fail notably to provide for a full and open evaluation of the way in which Britain was complicit in torture and rendition.

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