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right to life

The most fundamental human right, protected under the ICCPR and customary international law. Encompasses the obligation of states to protect life from arbitrary deprivation, including through extrajudicial killing, excessive force, and medical neglect in custody.

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Federal Death Penalty Expansion and Discriminatory Application

Executive order reversing the federal execution moratorium and mandating the death penalty be sought for all murders by undocumented immigrants 'regardless of other factors' — creating a …

  • The executive order reversed Biden's July 2021 moratorium on federal executions and directed the attorney general to seek the death penalty …
  • The order mandates the death penalty be pursued 'regardless of other factors' in two specific categories: murders of law enforcement …