Asia And The Pacific

Afghanistan: President Karzai must commit to human rights ...
18 November 2009

Amnesty International urges Afghanistan’s newly re-elected President Hamid Karzai to prioritize human rights and the rule of law in his second term in order to ...

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Singapore: Defamation case threatens press freedom | Amnesty ...
18 November 2009

The Singaporean parliament should enact new legislation protecting freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today, after a magazine and its editor agreed ...

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Afghanistan's President Karzai must commit to human rights ...
18 November 2009

Amnesty International has urged newly re-electedPresident Hamid Karzai to prioritize human rights and the rule of lawin his second term.

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China: Chinese activist at risk of torture
17 November 2009

Zhao Lianhai, father of a boy rendered ill by a batch of contaminated milk powder in China in 2008, has been campaigning for justice for other affected families ...

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Amnesty International takes action for Sri Lanka displaced ...
16 November 2009

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US must reform Afghanistan detention policy as new facility opens ...
16 November 2009

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US: Reform Afghanistan Detention Policy as New Facility Opens ...
15 November 2009

(London November 15, 2009) –The Obama administration should revise its detention policies in Afghanistan to make them consistent with international law, Amnesty ...

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Fair trials needed in Bangladesh to ensure justice for victims of ...
12 November 2009

To ensure justice for the victims of the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny in February, all suspects must receive a fair trial, Amnesty International says in its new report ...

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Bangladesh: Fair trials needed to ensure justice for victims of ...
12 November 2009

The Bangladesh government must ensure justice for the victims of theFebruary 2009 BDR mutiny by ensuring that all suspects receive a fairtrial, Amnesty International ...

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Bangladesh: Looking for justice: Mutineers on trial in Bangladesh
12 November 2009

Dhaka on 25 February 2009 brought fears of an emerging BDR coup and a possible violent counter-offensive by the army. The mutineers killed at least 74 people, including ...

Report       ASA 13/006/2009