Amnesty International is making an urgent call to stop the execution of Troy Davis, which is scheduled for this Wednesday, September 21.
As Amnesty International argues, the case against Troy Davis consisted solely of witness testimony. Since his conviction, seven of the nine non-police witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony, while many of them have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying against Troy Davis. In her article Troy Davis and the Politics of Death, posted in truthdig.com and The Guardian, Amy Goodman sees Troy Davis as a victim of a judicial form of lynching, and emphasises the importance of stopping his execution in terms of challenging the death penalty.
Troy Davis’ execution is being opposed by a wide spectrum of public figures around the world, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former US President Jimmy Carter, the Pope, actresses Susan Sarandon and Mia Farrow, and musicians John Legend, Tom Morello, and R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck.
Troy Davis’s fate will be decided this Monday, September 19, by the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles, who will hold a clemency hearing – this is just two days before the scheduled execution. Please take action now by following this link:
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