The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Life in the Balance (Open Media Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 158322081X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to uphold all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
Raising doubt about Mumia's trial If you are from Philadelphia or the Philadelphia area, then you can truly understand the problems of the case of Mummia. It seems that every time you mention his name here you get into some kind of arguement. The sad thing about this is most people have absolutely no knowledge of the facts on the case of Mumia. This book, i. Points out the gross flaws of Mumia's trial Amnesty International in this little pamphlet presents the gross problems in the way Mumia Abu Jamal, black journalist and activist on death row since 1982 for allegedly killing a police officer, has been treated by the legal system. And there are a great many gross problems. AI does not declare him to be guilty or innocent. "The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal" according to Spider Monkey. Without commenting on his guilt or innocence this report by Amnesty International looks at the circumstances of the Mumia Abu-Jamal trial and whether it complied with basic international legal procedures and universally recognised standards of human rights. This explores the judicial bias in his trial, as well as in his app
. About the Author AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to uphold all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards
His case has generated more controversy and received more attention, both national and international, than that of any other inmate currently under sentence of death in the United States of America.Mumia Abu Jamal, black, was convicted and sentenced to death in July 1982 for the murder of white police officer Daniel Faulkner on December 9, 1981. Mumia Abu-Jamal has been incarcerated on Pennsylvania's death row for over two decades. He has steadfastly maintained his innocence. This pamplet explains why.. Since the trial, those advocating his release or retrial have contested the validity of much of the evidence used to obtain his conviction. These accusations have been countered by members of the law enforcement community and their supporters, who have agitated for Abu-Jamal's execution while maintaining that the trial was unbiased.Based on its review of the trial transcript and other o