Report on executions in Texas [Amnesty]

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Report on executions in Texas [Amnesty]

January 23, 2003 09:52:00 pm

Texas – In a world of its own, Amnesty International, January 23, 2003 [documenting how Texas is speeding up the rate of executions while other jurisdictions and countries have slowed or stopped altogether]. Read the full text of the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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