[ends at midnight] 5X match to abolish the death penalty

Help stop this execution [View in Browser]( [Amnesty International candle logo]( [World Day Against the Death Penalty 5X Match Expires at Midnight - Yes 5 times my gift!]( {NAME}, Rocky Myers is facing execution in Alabama, where a new gas execution chamber is currently being built. He was convicted by an all-white jury for a crime where there is no forensic evidence implicating him and where there were allegations of police pressure. This is a horrific violation of his human rights — and we are fighting to prevent his execution.1 And we won’t stop there — we won’t rest until we abolish the death penalty in every state and every country in the world. [There are just hours left to make 5X the difference for the people on death row — give before midnight so that your gift goes FIVE times as far with our special match for World Day Against the Death Penalty.]( [5X Match: Last chance]( All people have the right to live, and to be free from cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment, regardless of whether they have been convicted of a crime. The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment. Yet Alabama is one of 27 U.S. states that still allows the death penalty. At the same time, executions around the world surged last year. [Your gift today will go FIVE times as far]( to support important work to: - Campaign to stop executions of specific individuals in the U.S. and around the world; - Conduct research on the use of the death penalty, to shine a light on this human rights violation and to fuel reform; - Mobilize activists like you to pass legislation that abolishes the death penalty. When Amnesty first started campaigning against the death penalty in 1977, only 16 countries had totally abolished the death penalty. Today, that number has risen to 108 — more than half the world’s countries. But not the U.S. — not yet. [We’ve seen that progress is possible and lives can be saved when we come together to demand change. So, please, donate before midnight tonight and 5X your impact to support our efforts to end the death penalty and save lives like Rocky Myers’.]( [Don’t miss this 5X match]( Every day, across the world, people are executed or sentenced to death. We cannot slow down until the death penalty is abolished once and for all. Thank you, Justin Mazzola Deputy Director of Research Amnesty International USA P.S. This movement is powerful — powerful enough to save lives on death row. Today, on World Day Against the Death Penalty, [every $1 you give becomes $5. Please give generously before midnight tonight.]( [1] Act now: [Sign the online action]( to demand the Governor of Alabama to address all flaws in Rocky Myers’ case and commute his death sentence. [DONATE NOW]( © 2022 Amnesty International USA 311 W 43rd Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10036 | 1-800-AMNESTY Please don't reply to this email. You can send questions to aimember@aiusa.org. We’re so happy you’re here to hear about the most important updates on human rights! If necessary, you can [opt to receive fewer emails]( or [unsubscribe here](. [supporter]