Tracy Lamourie
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Tracy Lamourie is a long time human rights
activist and a director and co-founder of the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
. Lamourie's work with the coalition resulted in a direct rebuke from Governor
George W. Bush
in 1999 over the threat of an international tourist boycott of Texas
when the execution
of convicted Canadian murderer Stan Faulder was pending. Faulder was executed in 1999 for the beating and stabbing death of 75 year-old Inez Phillips.
Lamourie was also instrumental in obtaining a Federal court ruling on a First Amendment
basis, overturning the law that prevented prisoners in Arizona
from using a third party to post information on the internet about their cases.
Lamourie was invited to meet with the Italian Ambassador to Canada and Italian Senators
Melchiorre Cirami and Fausto Marchetti as guests of the Italian Embassy in Ottawa over concerns about Canada's extradition policy with the United States
. The senators were given unprecedented intervenor access before the Supreme Court of Canada in United States v. Burns
which ruled that Canada could not extradite people to face capital punishment without first receiving assurances that the death sentence would not be sought. The ruling also reaffirmed capital punishment as a violation of Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
.
Lamourie has been featured on a number of radio news programs across North America and Europe as a representative of the CCADP, including Television appearances on Court TV
, CBC
, The Debra Duncan Show, and newspaper articles that include the National Post
, Toronto Star
, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle
, Der Spiegel
, National Enquirer, and People
.
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist and a director and co-founder of the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
The Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty is a not-for-profit organisation which was co-founded by Tracy Lamourie and Dave Parkinson of the Greater Toronto Area...
. Lamourie's work with the coalition resulted in a direct rebuke from Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
in 1999 over the threat of an international tourist boycott of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
when the execution
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
of convicted Canadian murderer Stan Faulder was pending. Faulder was executed in 1999 for the beating and stabbing death of 75 year-old Inez Phillips.
Lamourie was also instrumental in obtaining a Federal court ruling on a First Amendment
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
basis, overturning the law that prevented prisoners in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
from using a third party to post information on the internet about their cases.
Lamourie was invited to meet with the Italian Ambassador to Canada and Italian Senators
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
Melchiorre Cirami and Fausto Marchetti as guests of the Italian Embassy in Ottawa over concerns about Canada's extradition policy with the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The senators were given unprecedented intervenor access before the Supreme Court of Canada in United States v. Burns
United States v. Burns
United States v. Burns [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283, 2001 SCC 7, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in which it was found that extradition of individuals to places where they may face the death penalty is a breach of fundamental justice under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
which ruled that Canada could not extradite people to face capital punishment without first receiving assurances that the death sentence would not be sought. The ruling also reaffirmed capital punishment as a violation of Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada. It forms the first part of the Constitution Act, 1982...
.
Lamourie has been featured on a number of radio news programs across North America and Europe as a representative of the CCADP, including Television appearances on Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
, CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
, The Debra Duncan Show, and newspaper articles that include the National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
, Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
, Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
, National Enquirer, and People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
.