Web pages about "Asia And The Pacific"

Spotlight on torture - 26 June 2008

To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.

Japan: executions must stop, says Amnesty International - 10 April 2008

Amnesty International deeply regrets the hanging of four men -- Akinaga Kaoru, 61, Nakamoto Masayoshi, 64, Nakamura Masahuru, 61 and Sakamoto Masahito, 41 -- in Japan today, Thursday 10 April.

Japan: Amnesty International condemns new round of “streamlined” executions - 1 February 2008

Amnesty International strongly condemns the hanging in Japan today of three men: Keishi NAGO (aged 37), Masahiko MATSUBARA (aged 63), and Takashi MOCHIDA (aged 65). “The Japanese government has shown its disregard for both the universal protection of human rights and the clear international trend to move away from using the death penalty,” said Tim Parritt, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific Programme.

Snapshots: Amnesty International events on the sixth anniversary of Guantánamo