Troy Davis - the last call for justice

Troy Davis has spent over 18 years on death row for a murder he maintains he did not commit.

The USA's highest court has granted Troy another chance to prove his innocence and avoid execution.

The is final chance to push the profile of Troy's case and to ensure that justice is served. Find out more about Troy's case

Visiting Troy on death row

Kim Manning-Cooper, Amnesty UK's death penalty campaign manager, has recently returned from a tour of the US where she has lobbied Senators and Members of Congress, met local activists - and visited Troy himself on death row.

She went with Richard Hughes and Alistair Carmichael, MP for Orkney and Shetland and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.

• Read Kim's live blog discussing the trip day-by-day
• See Richard Hughes' photoblog from the trip
• Read US Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Director Laura Moye's article on the trip

Troy's case

Troy Davis was convicted solely on witness testimony and there was no physical evidence linking him to his alleged crime. Since his trial, seven of the nine witnesses, on whose evidence he was convicted, have withdrawn or changed their testimony with several citing police coercion.

In a 6-2 ruling, the USA's highest court has granted death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis another chance to prove his innocence and avoid execution.

• Listen to a telephone conversation between Troy and Amnesty USA
• Tell the Georgia authorities that you support full justice for Troy. Sign the petition
• Read the latest report on Troy's case

Sadly, Troy's case is not alone and the death penalty is used in many countries around the world.