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25 August 2009
Photographic evidence obtained from detention centres in Malaysia by Amnesty International, show the harsh reality of this cruel form of punishment.
24 August 2009
Authorities in Malaysia on Monday postponed the caning of a Muslim woman convicted of drinking alcohol in public, until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
21 August 2009
Amnesty International calls for an end to caning as a form of punishment after a Muslim woman is sentenced to six lashes in Malaysia
21 August 2009
Human rights organizations in the Indian state of Manipur, have alleged that the police abducted Bidyarani Devi Salam to make her parents - who were suspected of helping local
armed opposition groups – give themselves up.
19 August 2009
A tireless campaigner against the death penalty and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Kim Dae-jung leaves a legacy of commitment to human rights and democracy.
19 August 2009
On the eve of the presidential elections in Afghanistan, Amnesty International has called on the Afghan government to reverse its ban on national and international media from reporting on cases of violence and insecurity occurring during Thursday’s election.
18 August 2009
Mother of six Jacinta Francisco Marcial has been in prison since 2006. She has been sentenced to 21 years for her part in the alleged kidnapping of six federal agents in Mexico.
18 August 2009
In a 6-2 ruling, the nation's highest court decided that Davis should
have another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia
puts him to death.
17 August 2009
Allegations that election protesters were tortured and raped in
detention must be urgently investigated by the Iranian authorities.
14 August 2009
Attacks on journalists, intimidation and restrictions on reporting threaten freedom of expression in Sri Lanka
and jeopardize the safety and dignity of civilians displaced by war.
14 August 2009
Santiago Omar Riveros, who ran a detention centre, was found guilty of torturing and beating to
death a 15 year old boy. He is also accused of over 40 crimes against humanity involving victims of the era's so-called "disappeared".
14 August 2009
Women who faced abuse and sexual slavery at the hand of the Japanese
Imperial army during the Second World War, have now been waiting 64 years for an official apology
and adequate reparations.
13 August 2009
Ali Ben Sassi Toumi has been accused of 'membership of a terrorist
organization', 'providing expertise and logistical support to a
terrorist organization' and fraud.
13 August 2009
A further 160 families in Cambodia are to be forcibly evicted from
their homes without being given adequate alternative housing or just
compensation.
12 August 2009
Over 100 people are on trial for fomenting protests against the disputed result of Iran's 12 June presidential election. Amnesty International has challenged the Iranian authorities to open up the court to international observers.
12 August 2009
Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the Russian charity, Let's Save the Children, is the latest human rights activist to be murdered in Chechnya.
12 August 2009
Journalists in Afghanistan face increasing threats and attacks from
both government officials and the Taleban in the run-up to the
presidential elections on 20 August.
11 August 2009
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader has been sentenced to a further 18 months’ house arrest. She has been detained for over 13 of the past 20 years, mostly under house arrest.
11 August 2009
Thirty-six Iranians, detained by Iraqi security forces since 28 July, remain at risk of being forcibly returned to Iran where they could face torture or execution.
10 August 2009
Four student leaders arrested and detained last week while addressing
students at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, have been released.
