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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.thenobelpeaceprizetoryan.com/Ryan2004.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#006699">http://www.thenobelpeaceprizetoryan.com/Ryan2004.htm</span></a></span></span><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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<span class="postbody">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 16, 2003 </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">GOVERNOR GEORGE H. RYAN TO BE NOMINATED FOR THE 2004 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
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<span class="postbody">As the deadline approaches for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize nominations, Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Illinois, has decided to re-nominate ex Governor George H. Ryan of Illinois. Professor
Boyle nominated Ryan last year and explains his decision to nominate him again as follows.
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<span class="postbody">"Since retiring as Illinois Governor, George Ryan has launched a one-made crusade all over the world against the death penalty. He has probably done more effective work against the death penalty than all the rest of the American Abolitionists
put together" states Professor Boyle. </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">After three years of thorough review of all capital cases in his State, George Ryan declared the capital punishment system in Illinois "broken" and commuted the sentences of all 167 inmates sitting on Death Row in Illinois jails on January
11th, 2003. </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">Since then he has been actively campaigning in the United States and in Europe in an attempt to bring the use of the death penalty in the USA to an end. The Death Penalty is a system, which cannot be fixed. It is broken and flawed. Human
justice will never be infallible. </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">Ryan has been appointing Honorary Chairman of the European activist group, Hands Off Cain. In this capacity he lead the campaign to have the European Parliament petition the United Nations to pass a resolution demanding that the US stop
using Capital Punishment. </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">Capital Punishment is contrary to all International Human Rights codes and the USA is the only major so called democracy still practicing this Human Rights violation. The USA murders more of their own citizens in the name of justice than
any other country in the world with the exception of China and Iran. </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">That fact notwithstanding, the task of bringing this practice to an end in USA is enormous. The Campaign to Support George Ryan for the Nobel Peace Prize believes that international support would be an important aid to help Ryan continue
his fight to end the Death Penalty. </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">George Ryan has shown courage and strength in his continuing struggle. It is commonly rumored that he was among the top hand full of finalists for the 2003 award, which was won by Shirin Ebadi of Iran.
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<span class="postbody">With our support we trust that 2004 will be the year that George Ryan wins the Nobel Peace Prize. And the USA is given one more message that the rest of the democratic world abhors capital punishment.
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<span class="postbody">Professor Boyle may be contacted for comments or interviews at the at the following:
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<span class="postbody">Phone: 1-217-333-7954 </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">Fax: 1-217-244-1478 </span><br>
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<span class="postbody">Email: </span></span><span class="postbody"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:committee@stopcapitalpunishment.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#006699">committee@stopcapitalpunishment.org</span></a></span></span><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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<span class="postbody">Website: </span></span><span class="postbody"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.stopcapitalpunishment.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#006699">http://www.stopcapitalpunishment.org</span></a></span></span><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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<span class="postbody">Visit our web site for complete information about Ryan’s work
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<span class="postbody">and our campaign to support him.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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