South Asia

India: Act with restraint during elections in Jammu & Kashmir
13 November 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement AI Index: ASA 20/028/2008. 13 November 2008. India: Act with restraint during elections in Jammu & Kashmir. ...

Document       ASA 20/028/2008

Afghanistan moves towards a wide use of executions | Amnesty ...
13 November 2008

The Afghan government executed nine people last week. President Hamid Karzai has recently approved deathsentences for at least another 111.

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Afghanistan: Stop Move Toward Wide Use of Executions | Amnesty ...
12 November 2008

The Afghan government must immediately repeal the death sentences against 111 people who are on death row, Amnesty International said today, following reports of ...

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Bangladesh: Lifting some of the emergency restrictions is welcome ...
4 November 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: ASA 13/009/2008. 4 November 2008. Bangladesh: Lifting some of the emergency restrictions ...

Document       ASA 13/009/2008

Afghanistan: Amnesty International Submission to the UN Universal ...
3 November 2008

3 November 2008 Public. amnesty international. Afghanistan. Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review. Fifth session of the UPR ...

Report       ASA 11/014/2008

Legacy of Musharraf abuses lingers on in Pakistan | Amnesty ...
3 November 2008

Pakistan is still suffering from the abusive policies put in place oneyear ago Monday, when General Pervez Musharraf unlawfully declared astate of emergency.

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India: Further information on fear for safety
3 November 2008

Violence against the Christian minority in Kandhamal district, Orissa, subsided during October etc, and the district is now relatively calm. Amnesty International ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/026/2008

Pakistan: Death Penalty: Zulfiqar Ali (m)
31 October 2008

Zulfiqar Ali was scheduled to be executed on 22 October 2008, but his sentence was not carried out, for reasons not known to Amnesty International. He could be ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/025/2008

Pakistan: One year after emergency, legacy of abuses lingers on ...
31 October 2008

A year after General Pervez Musharraf unlawfully declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, the country is still suffering from the abusive policies he put in place ...

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Afghanistan: Further Information on Death Penalty: Sayed Perwiz ...
31 October 2008

The Appeal Court of Kabul overturned student journalist Sayed Perwiz Kambaksh's death sentence on 21 October 2008, but sentenced him to 20 years' imprisonment.

Urgent Action       ASA 11/013/2008