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/MDE17/002/2009/en Male Kuwaiti journalist, Muhammad ‘Abd al-Qader al-Jasem, was detained at a Criminal Investigation office in Kuwait City on 22 November. At a private meeting in October 2009, he criticised the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser Al Sabah. He is a prisoner of conscience. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE17/001/2009/en Filipina domestic worker May Membriri Vecina was pardoned on 1 June 2009 by the Amir of Kuwait. She should be returned to the Philippines on 24 June. The Amir had commuted her death sentence to life imprisonment in July 2008. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE01/001/2009/en In the Middle East and North Africa region, human rights defenders are all too often vilified, persecuted and even criminalized for their peaceful activities. This report describes many of their individual experiences, their triumphs as well as their setbacks. It shows that their efforts are helping to bring Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE17/002/2008/en Sheikh Talal bin Nasser al-Salah was sentenced to death in December 2007 on drug-trafficking charges. He could be executed within a month. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE17/001/2008/en The death sentence of May Membriri Vecina, a Filipina domestic worker, was upheld by Kuwait’s Court of Cassation on 1 April 2008. The sentence will now be submitted to Kuwait’s head of state, the Amir, Sheikh Sabah al-Jaber al-Sabah, for ratification. May Membriri Vecina could be executed in less than a Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE17/002/2007/en Marilou Ranario's death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on 9 December 2007, by Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE17/001/2007/en Filipina domestic worker Marilou Ranario was sentenced to death in 2005, and had her sentence confirmed by the Court of Cassation on 27 November 2007. The sentence will now go before Kuwait's head of state, the Amir, for ratification. This typically takes between two weeks and a month, after which, if the se Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/kuwait Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT50/011/2007/en This document focuses on the significant developments and events - both negative and positive - in the struggle against the death penalty in 2006. It includes steps towards abolition; horrific state killings; executions after unfair trials, including that of Saddam Hussein; the growing global campaign for ab Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT30/025/2006/en Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International