Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Rick Halperin Papers, 1987-1999, bulk 1989-1995

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Series III: Death Penalty Clippings, 1987-1999

This series is an extensive collection of clippings on the death penalty worldwide. Halperin sent copies of these clippings to other AIUSA members on a regular basis. Articles in this series predominantly focus on specific United States death penalty cases and appeals, and related political cartoons are also included. Debates about the death penalty in the United States comprise another large portion of articles. Topics such as broadcast of executions, gas chamber vs. lethal injection, and seeking the death penalty for minors and the mentally ill are addressed. This series also contains articles about international forms of capital punishment. Events such as the execution of Ceausescu in Romania, the slaughter of children in Brazil, torture in Kenya, and the Pinochet regime in Chile are included. Files are arranged chronologically by month and year.



Box 5 Folder 10-17 Clippings, 1987-1990 February, 8 folders



Box 6 Folder 1-17 Clippings, 1990 March-1991 May, 17 folders



Box 7 Folder 1-17 Clippings, 1991 April-1992 February, 17 folders



Box 8 Folder 1-18 Clippings, 1992 March-November, 18 folders



Box 9 Folder 1-18 Clippings, 1992 December-1993 November, 18 folders



Box 10 Folder 1-16 Clippings, 1993 December-September 1994, 16 folders



Box 11 Folder 1-16 Clippings, 1994 October-1995 July, 16 folders



Box 12 Folder 1-5 Clippings, 1995 August-September, 5 folders



Box 15 Folder 1-3 Clippings, 1995 January-June, 5 folders



Box 16 Folder 1-3 Clippings About Human Rights Violations, 1998-1999, 3 folders