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Take action now! Call for ASEAN to take a lead on Myanmar
On 2 May Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar’s Irrawaddy (Ayeyawady) Delta region. Tens of thousands were killed and over a million made homeless, without essential food, shelter or healthcare...
Afghanistan: Around 100 unnamed individuals sentenced to death
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan has upheld around 100 death sentences issued by lower courts against individuals convicted of crimes including murder, rape, kidnapping and armed robbery...Amnesty International fears that sudden and large-scale executions may take place in secrecy as happened in October 2007.
China: Tibetan musician and writer is victim of enforced disappearance
Jamyang Kyi, well-known Tibetan musician and writer on women's issues, is believed to be the victim of an enforced disappearance. She may be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment, and her life may be in danger...
Nepal: man tortured by police, risks further torture
Umesh Lama was arrested on 1 April, for reasons unclear, and was tortured by police, according to a local human rights organisation. He is now under police guard in Bir Hospital in Kathmandu where he is receiving treatment for injuries caused by the torture...
Sri Lanka: husband and wife held without charge
Writer and publisher Vadivel Jasikaran and his wife Valarmathi Jasikaran have been held without charge by the police Terrorist Investigation Division (TID), in the capital, Colombo, since 6 March.
Malaysia: Prisoner's health deteriorating
Ponnusamy Uthayakumar, also known as P. Uthayakumar has been held without trial since 13 December 2007. On 8 April 2008, he was hospitalised due to a worsening diabetic condition...
Indonesia: Imminent execution of Bali bombers
Amrozi bin H. Nurhasyim, Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudera, who were convicted of involvement in the 12 October 2002 bombings on the island of Bali, which killed 202 people and injured a further 209, are facing imminent execution by firing squad on or around 31 January 2008...
Global Moratorium on Executions: Sign the Petition
A resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions will be introduced at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 62nd session which begins on 18 September 2007. A resolution by the UNGA, the UN's principal organ of universal membership, would constitute a powerful and timely reassertion of commitment to work towards the abolition of the death penalty in all parts of the world...
Japan: recent executions and the mentally ill
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson announced the executions, but declined to name the men, demonstrating the extreme secrecy surrounding the implementation of the death penalty in Japan. Families and lawyers are usually not informed until after the executions and prisoners are often hanged at very short notice...
Indonesia (Aceh): Torture of gay men by the Banda Raya police
On 22-23 January 2007 two gay men were reportedly beaten, kicked and verbally abused by neighbours and then were arbitrarily detained by the police, and taken to Banda Raya police post, where they were subjected to further sexual abuse and other forms of torture and ill-treatment. It appears that the men were targeted solely because of their sexual orientation...
Remember the Gulja massacre? China's crackdown on peaceful protesters
Another Tianamen-style crackdown on peaceful protesters happened 10 years ago. But this time, the Chinese authorities were able to keep the events hidden from the world. Rebiya Kadeer,Nobel Peace Prize nominee, exposes the tragedy
China: Uighur national executed
Ismail Semed was executed on 8 February in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR)...
Singapore: two men executed
Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi and Okele Nelson Malachy were hanged on 26 January at 6am, at Singapore's Changi Prison. Okele Malachy's execution date had not been reported and it was expected to be announced at a future date...
South Korea: Protect the rights of all migrants
Migrant workers in South Korea are often subjected to human rights abuses by unscrupulous employers as well as by the government. Join AI South Korea and urge the government of South Korea to support and respect the human rights of all migrant workers...
South Korea: Special Bill To Abolish The Death Penalty
The Legislation and Judiciary Committee of the South Korean National Assembly is currently considering an important and historic bill, the Special Bill on Abolishing the Death Penalty (Special Bill), which was initially passed by the South Korean National Assembly in December 2004...
China: The Death Penalty, A Failure Of Justice
China is party to the UN Convention against Torture and has promised to ratify the ICCPR in the near future. When China was awarded the Olympics in 2001, Chinese officials made several statements indicating that the human rights situation in China would improve as a result. Amnesty International urges the authorities to follow through on this commitment by taking immediate concrete steps towards abolition of the death penalty during the run-up to the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.
"Will This Day Be My Last?" The Death Penalty In Japan
"I beg you to clear my false charge while I am alive", said Okunish Masaru, who was sentenced to death for poisoning five women in 1961, is now 80 years old...He has spent 45 years in detention, and over 30 years on death row with the constant fear of execution, not knowing from day to day whether he will be alive the next.