Picketers say he was wrongly accused of the crime, and that the jury lacked the evidence to convict him. Members of the group have reached out to the White house in an effort to free Peltier. “He’s been wrongfully imprisoned for 41 years for murders he did...
THE global call for clemency for Native American civil rights activist Leonard Peltier – in his 41st year of incarceration in the United States – was echoed in Belfast on Monday 12 September as sympathisers gathered at the world-famous International Wall to urge his...
WASHINGTON – To mark his 72nd birthday today, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) released a new video urging President Obama to grant clemency to Anishinabe-Lakota Native American activist Leonard Peltier before leaving office. The video highlights Amnesty...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2016 MEDIA CONTACT: Nidya Sarria, nsarria@aiusa.org Amnesty International USA Urges President Obama to Grant Clemency to Leonard Peltier With New Advocacy Video (WASHINGTON, DC) – To mark his 72nd birthday today, Amnesty...
When I heard the news of Jean’s passing I was both saddened and surprised. I did not know she was ill. If I had known I would have reached out to her and tried to support her in any way I could. Jean was a true friend to me for all the years I knew her. Her...
