Demonstrators call for the halt to the execution of Troy Davis

Larry Cox, executive director for Amnesty International USA, pauses while speaking to demonstrators calling for Georgia state officials to halt the scheduled execution of convicted killer Troy Davis at the state capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Davis is schedule to die Wednesday, September 21st, for the 1989 murder of a Savannah police officer, although several witnesses have recanted their trial statements. UPI/Erik S. Lesser