Voices of Solidarity: Supporters of Troy Davis

Photos of Davis’ influential supporters.

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Former President Jimmy Carter - Carter has been an advocate for Davis since 2008."This case illustrates the deep flaws in the application of the death penalty in this country," said Carter. "Executing Troy Davis without a real examination of potentially exonerating evidence risks taking the life of an innocent man and would be a grave miscarriage of justice. The citizens of Georgia should demand the highest standards of proof when our legal system condemns on our behalf a man or woman to die."(Photo: REUTERS/Chris Wattie)
Pope Benedict XVI - The Vatican spoke out publicly on behalf of Davis back in 2007."The Pope continually exhorts all people, and especially those men and women who serve in government, to recognize the sacredness of all human life," wrote Monsignor Martin Krebs on behalf of the Pope. "I reiterate the commitment of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, to uphold the sacredness and dignity of all human life, and I hope that you will give heed to his petition.”(Photo: AP/Riccardo De Luca)
Former Rep. Bob Barr - The former Republican congressman and federal prosecutor supports the death penalty, but still finds Davis’s execution unwarranted.“I am a longtime supporter of the death penalty. I make no judgment as to whether Davis is guilty or innocent,” Barr wrote in an editorial. “But imposing an irreversible sentence of death on the skimpiest of evidence will not serve the interest of justice. By granting clemency, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles will adhere to the most sacred principles of American jurisprudence, and will keep a man from being executed when we cannot be assured of his guilt.”(Photo: REUTERS/Yuri Gripas)Renate Wohlwend - The Representative of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly has used her platform to bring awareness to Davis’s case."To carry out this irrevocable act now would be a terrible mistake which could lead to a tragic injustice,” Wohlwend said speaking of Davis’s execution. (Photo: Courtesy Assembly International)

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Former President Jimmy Carter - Carter has been an advocate for Davis since 2008."This case illustrates the deep flaws in the application of the death penalty in this country," said Carter. "Executing Troy Davis without a real examination of potentially exonerating evidence risks taking the life of an innocent man and would be a grave miscarriage of justice. The citizens of Georgia should demand the highest standards of proof when our legal system condemns on our behalf a man or woman to die."(Photo: REUTERS/Chris Wattie)

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