Yong Vui Kong, who was 19 when he was first arrested for possessing 47g of heroin in 2007, faces imminent execution.

China says activist Chen Guangcheng will be allowed to go abroad to study but his wider family is still in detention.

The US must guarantee Chen Guangcheng’s safety and insist China protect the rights of the activist and his family, Amnesty International said.

Fears have risen for blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng who made a bold escape from illegal house arrest.

Despite a decade of supposed reform, Indonesian police officers continue to be implicated in shootings and beatings of peaceful individuals.

Pakistan is urged to end secret detention and reveal the fate of hundreds of disappeared people believed abducted and held by security agencies.

The proposed new law allows for violations of human rights such as freedom from arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment.

US forces are set to transfer detainees from Bagram prison to the Afghan government, prompting fears that they may be at risk of torture.

Japan has hanged three men in the country's first executions in almost two years, joining the minority of countries worldwide that are still executing.