On July 18th 2012, Texas has, for the first time, executed a death row inmate using only one drug. Until today, three drugs were used: - Sodium thiopental or pentobarbital: ultra-short action barbiturate, an anesthetic agent capable of rendering the prisoner unconscious in a few seconds. - Pancuronium bromide: non-depolarizing muscle relaxant, causes complete, fast and…
This blog post will give you an overview of this month’s (August 2012) planned executions with links to articles,websites and petitions. We encourage you to contact governors to protest to the the death penalty every time it is imposed! Sample letter, applicable to all cases, is found here. We will also leave contact information to the…
Arms Trade Treaty. Send messages and tweets to US officials and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amnesty International writes about the Arms Trade Treaty: After three weeks of talks to hammer out a deal at the UN in New York, a draft treaty text was published on Tuesday. Governments will now enter into three…
