About Troy Davis (taken from Amnesty International’s web site:
Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a Georgia police officer in 1991. Nearly two decades later, Davis remains on death row – even though the case against him has fallen apart. On August 17, 2009, the Supreme Court issued an order mandating a new evidentiary hearing for death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis. With its ruling, the nation’s highest court decided that Davis should have another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia puts him to death. » Learn more about Troy Davis
TAKE ACTION: LEND YOUR FACE FOR JUSTICE – Send a picture of yourself for our Troy mosaic
TAKE ACTION: Organize an activity on the Global Day of Solidarity for Troy Davis
Our Troy Davis page: www.justicefortroy.org <www.justicefortroy.org>
Please organize an activity for the Global Day (June 22) in your community so that we can continue to demonstrate that the human rights movement is watching this case very closely. Please email dpac@aiusa.org to let us know if you will organize an activity. Please include the name of your community, the type of event and how others can join you (i.e. a contact name, email address, time and location of the activity). Activities could include a vigil, tabling, teach-in, a display of the photo mosaic image of Davis and so forth. We will post a list of events as the list builds.
Please keep messages respectful in tone (e.g. “I am Troy Davis”, “We are Troy Davis”, “Georgia, the world is watching”, “Fairness matters”). We are not calling for protests as the justice system has opened an important door to review the case. Activities should mark the eve of the hearing, when we will remain watchful and hopeful that the justice system will finally provide a fair process where testimony that has not yet been examined in a court of law will be properly heard. As with all activities, please take advantage of the opportunity to educate people about Davis’s story, the larger system that it represents and the importance of abolishing the death penalty and the importance of becoming a member of AI to support this long term human rights agenda.
WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO FOR TROY DAVIS
- Sign the online petition
- Share the fact sheet
- Circulate the petition and collect signatures
- Order an “I am Troy Davis” t-shirt
- Tell your friend to join the text updates: Text “TROY” to 90999 on a cell phone
- Ask for media access to Troy Davis (NAACP action)
Human Rights Award for Troy Davis’ sister
Amnesty International sections throughout the world have been working hard in support of justice for Troy Davis. The Amnesty section in Ireland is no exception. Last month, Martina Correia, Troy Davis’ sister, visited Amnesty International Ireland and received the 2010 Sean McBride Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights. She also delivered the keynote address at AI Ireland’s Annual General Meeting, and helped to re-launch Amnesty Ireland’s Death Penalty Network. And she conducted a radio interview on the program Today with Pat Kenny.
RECENT ACTIVISM EVENTS FOR TROY
Check out these major events organized around the world to shine a light on the case of Troy Davis and our other anti-death penalty work:
- Death Penalty Awareness Week; Feb. 26-March 27
- Global Day for Troy Davis; May 19, 2009
- Troy Davis Rally: Atlanta, GA, Sept. 2008
- Troy Davis Week of Action pictures: Sept. 23, 2008, when Troy came within two hours of execution.
NEWS AND REPORTS ON TROY
» Video webcast of Congressional hearing on The Impact of Federal Habeas Corpus Limitations on Death Penalty Appeals
» Report: Unconscionable and Unconstitutional: Troy Davis facing fourth execution date in two years
» Report: Where is the justice for me?: The case of Troy Davis, facing execution in Georgia
