Asia And The Pacific

ASEAN’s new body must protect and promote human rights - 21 July 2009

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations should ensure that its newly established human rights mechanism has the necessary powers to do its job properly.

Sri Lanka: Immediate humanitarian truce needed so trapped civilians can reach safety - 16 April 2009

Amnesty International calls on the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) to declare an immediate humanitarian truce so an estimated 1

The death penalty in Asia in 2008

More people were executed in Asia in 2008 than in the rest of the world put together. At least 1,838 (76 per cent) of all total reported executions were carried out by Asian states.

Spotlight on torture - 26 June 2008

To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Amnesty International members and supporters are taking action around the world.

Japan: executions must stop, says Amnesty International - 10 April 2008

Amnesty International deeply regrets the hanging of four men -- Akinaga Kaoru, 61, Nakamoto Masayoshi, 64, Nakamura Masahuru, 61 and Sakamoto Masahito, 41 -- in

Japan: Amnesty International condemns new round of “streamlined” executions - 1 February 2008

Amnesty International strongly condemns the hanging in Japan today of three men: Keishi NAGO (aged 37), Masahiko MATSUBARA (aged 63), and Takashi MOCHIDA (aged 65).