The world continued to move closer to the universal abolition of capital punishment during 2006. By the end of the year 88 countries had abolished the death penalty ...
Muhammad Hanif Atta Mohammad, Jasmine Anwar Hussain and Mohammad Hilaluddin were executed by firing squad on 11 December. These were the first executions carried ...
1.) Nigeria announces commutations; 2.) First executions in Bahrain in 10 years; 3) Death penalty statistics; 4.) Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq; 5) Moratorium ...
A lack of adequate temporary housing in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) means that women who choose to leave the marital house or remain in abusive relationships ...
Mohammad Hanif Atta Mohammad, a Pakistani national, Jasmine Anwar Hussain and Mohammad Hilaluddin, both Bangladeshi nationals, had their death sentences ratified ...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: MDE 11/002/2006 (Public). News Service No: 186. 17 July 2006. Bahrain: Human rights defenders under threat. ...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Open Letter. AI Index: MDE 11/001/2006 (Public). News Service No: 153. 15 June 2006. Bahrain: Open Letter to the Shura Council. ...
In order to assist Member States in assessing the contribution and commitment of candidates to the promotion and protection of human rights, this document contains ...