MVFHR Newsletters

MVFHR’s newsletter, Article 3, takes its name from the Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Each issue showcases MVFHR’s work, presents testimony from victims’ families, and explores issues and concerns related to victims and the death penalty. Very little of the newsletter material goes out of date, so we encourage you to browse widely. For print copies of newsletters to distribute, please contact us.

Issue #1, Summer/Fall 2005
UN Commission on Human Rights Debates the Death Penalty, Winning Right to Protest in Connecticut, Opposing the Death Penalty in Korea, Africa Conference, Catholic Campaign, Juvenile Offenders, Testifying in NY, CT, MD, French Victims’ Group, Interview with Sister Helen Prejean

Issue #2, Spring/Summer 2006
Sister of Murdered Correctional Officer Opposes Death Penalty, U.S. Senate Examines Death Penalty, Taiwan (Province of China) and Japan, Alternative Spring Break, Foreign Press Briefing, No Silence, No Shame (families of the executed), Victims’ Family Member Lawmakers, Victims’ Voices Around the U.S.

Issue #3, Fall 2006/Winter 2007
Terrorism Victim, Opposing Reinstatement in Wisconsin, Organizing in New York, Children of the Executed, Death Penalty in Cases of Domestic Violence, Opposing the Death Penalty in the Philippines, Victims’ Voices Around the U.S.

Issue #4, Spring/Summer 2007
Instead of the Death Penalty: Focus on Unsolved Murders, Testifying in MD, MT, WA, NM, MVFHR at the Third World Congress to Abolish the Death Penalty, No Silence, No Shame, News & Notes

Issue #5, Fall2007/Winter2008
Former Warden and Victims’ Family Member Opposes Death Penalty, New Group in Japan, Taiwan Speaking Tour, Families of the Executed at Peace Conference, Stories of Making a Difference, How Abolitionists Can Support Victims, Why the Abolition Movement Needs Independent Victims’ Groups, Families of “Brown’s Chicken Massacre” Speak

Issue #6, Spring/Summer 2008
Death Penalty and Domestic Violence, MVFHR in Action, Speaking Out All Over, How Unsolved Murders Affect Victims’ Families, “What We Need to Know”: Interview with Margaret Vandiver, Preventing Violence, Helping Victims

Issue #7, Fall 2008/Winter 2009
Special Issue on Rethinking Closure: “What Closure Means” (Families Speak Out), “Victims, Closure, and the Death Penalty”: Interview with Susan Bandes, Talking About It, MVFHR in Action, Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News

Issue #8, Spring/Summer 2009
Listening to Those Affected by Murder and the Death Penalty, How a Mother’s Murder Affects a Child, Texas After Violence Project, Finding Common Ground, Expectations, MVFHR in Action, Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News

Issue #9, Fall 2009/Winter 2010
Changing One’s Mind About the Death Penalty, Interview with Bob Curley, Parallel Justice: Interview with Susan Herman, Crime Victims’ Equality Act, Testifying in CA, Double Tragedies report released, Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News

Issue #10, Spring/Summer 2010
After Abolition: Helping Families of the Executed, Reaching out to Victims in Taiwan, To See Each Other as Human Beings (comments by Jo Berry and Pat Magee), MVFHR in Action (includes report from 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty), Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News, Working with Victims: A Guide for Activists

Issue #11, Fall 2010/Winter 2011
Families of Law Enforcement Opposing the Death Penalty, Enhancing Our Response to Homicide: Interview with Mary Achilles, Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News, MVFHR Asian Speaking Tour, News Briefs

Issue 12, Spring/Summer 2011
The Making of a Victim Advocate: Interview with Jeffrey Dion, Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News, MVFHR in Action, A Voice I Would Never Have Chosen, Victims' Families Opposing the Death Penalty in Lebanon, The Courage it Takes

Issue 13, Fall 2011/Winter 2012
My Brother's Execution: From Silence to Speaking Out, September 11th Families: 10 Years Later, Challenging the Closure Argument: Interview with Thomas Mowen and Ryan Schroeder, Victim Opposition to the Death Penalty in the News, MVFHR News Briefs, Seeing Murder as a Human Rights Violation