On March 14, 2018, the ACLU submitted an urgent request to the IACHR asking that the Commission quickly intervene in the State of Missouri's hasty execution of Russell Bucklew. That same day, the Commission confirmed that it contacted the U.S. Government to ensure that the sentence against Mr. Bucklew is not carried out until the Commission has heard the case on its merits. This is a historically quick response from the IACHR and it underscores the importance of Mr. Bucklew's case for human rights.
Here is a link to the ACLU's original request for intervention: /letter/aclu-letter-updating-iachr-petition-lethal-injection-us-re-bucklew-v-us
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MissouriMay 2014
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ACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International LawACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International Law
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition with the Organization of American States' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights showing that the upcoming executions by lethal injection in Missouri and Oklahoma will violate international law against cruel and unusual punishment, should they go forward. The ACLU asks that the executions be stopped until the IACHR can conduct independent investigations of the two cases.
Related Documents
Mar 14, 2018
ACLU Letter Calling on IACHR to Immediately Intervene to Halt Execution of Russell Bucklew
May 19, 2014