http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA36/007/2009/en Yong Vui Kong has received a stay of execution, after lawyers argued that his earlier withdrawal of an appeal was void due to his poor mental health. His appeal will now be heard by the Court of Appeal early in 2010: if it is unsuccessful, he may then be executed. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA36/005/2009/en Yong Vui Kong received a stay of execution on 3 December 2009, but is now scheduled for execution on 11 December. His appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeals on 8 December. His lawyer has appealed on the grounds that the mandatory death sentence for drug-trafficking is unconstitutional. The President of Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA36/006/2009/en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/singapore-defamation-case-threatens-press-freedom-20091119 A magazine and its editor have agreed to pay S$405,000 (ApproximatelyUS$290,000) following a fine by the country’s highest court for allegeddefamation. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA36/004/2009/en Yong Vui Kong was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in January 2009. He had exhausted his appeals by October, and can now escape execution only if the president grants clemency. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/human-rights-should-dominate-asean-agenda-20090225 Amnesty International called on ASEAN member states to move human rights to the top of the agenda of the ASEAN summit, scheduled to take place this weekend in Thailand Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA36/002/2009/en Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA36/001/2009/en Tan Chor Jin was hanged in the morning of 9 January 2009. The president had rejected his appeal for clemency in the last week of December. Tan Chor Jin had been sentenced to death in May 2007 for the murder of a nightclub owner he said owed him money. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/012/2008/en Individuals condemned after unfair trials, political opponents executed, children sentenced to death – this document includes a selection of cases of people who have had their lives "legally" taken by a state. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/015/2008/fr Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International