1.0American Civil Liberties UnionAmerican Civil Liberties Unionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JEKP6mNTEG"><a href="/documents/iachr-quickly-intervenes-halt-execution-russell-bucklew">IACHR Quickly Intervenes to Halt Execution of Russell Bucklew</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/documents/iachr-quickly-intervenes-halt-execution-russell-bucklew/embed#?secret=JEKP6mNTEG" width="600" height="338" title="“IACHR Quickly Intervenes to Halt Execution of Russell Bucklew” — American Civil Liberties Union" data-secret="JEKP6mNTEG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> 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