Augusta, GA Chapter of Amnesty International

09/16/2026

Georgia will not execute today. The vigil scheduled at 6:30 pm in is canceled.

09/16/2026

Amnesty International USA opposes the regardless of the crime & the judicial process. Nonetheless, it is clear that an immoral system such as USA capital punishment frequently includes immoral procedural problems. Join our vigil at 6:30 pm today at the front steps of the judicial center at the intersection of Walton Way and James Brown Blvd in .

While many fixated on the man who refused to acquit Lindsay Clancy, Georgia is set to kill Stacey Humphreys despite “extreme juror misconduct.”

09/16/2026

The State of Georgia is scheduled to execute Wed, Sep 16 at 7 pm. Across the state, people are gathering to reject state killing.

09/02/2026

I sent a letter to Tennessee Governor Gov. Bill Lee asking him to commute the death penalty sentence of and grant her clemency. Read the Amnesty International USA description of her case & take action. https://www.amnestyusa.org/urgent-actions/usa-woman-facing-execution-for-crime-at-age-18/

09/02/2026

Statement from Vanessa Griddine-Jones, Executive Director, Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, on the Scheduled Ex*****on Date for Stacey Humphreys:

09/02/2026

Don’t miss this exciting event! Please join us on Saturday, October 3, for the Mary Ruth Weir Awards. Register: http://bit.ly/4xmosz7.

08/12/2026

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/lebanon-abolition-of-death-penalty-a-landmark-victory-affirming-justice-must-be-rooted-in-human-rights/

On 15/16 July the Lebanese parliament approved a law that abolishes the death penalty and replaces it with life imprisonment with hard labour as an alternative sentence.

08/12/2026

https://www.amnesty.org/ar/latest/news/2026/08/lebanon-abolition-of-death-penalty-a-landmark-victory-affirming-justice-must-be-rooted-in-human-rights-2/?utm_source=TWITTER-IS&utm_medium=social&utm_content=21508934004&utm_campaign=Death+Penalty&utm_term=-Yes

قالت هبة مرايف، مديرة المكتب الإقليمي للشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية، تعقيًبا على موافقة مجلس النواب اللبناني على قانون يلغي عقوبة الإعدام على ج...

08/12/2026

Discover the Young Responders Network, a youth-led human rights education action program designed for students in grades 5–11. Free webinar, Wed, Aug 19, 7:30 pm