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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Migrants Day Feature AI Index ACT 30/025/2006. Start date: 18/12/06. Web Publisher Category: Refugees. Living in the Shadows: the human rights of migrants. ...
Thamer Marzouq al-Azm, aged 21 (full name previously not known), was hanged inside the interior ministry complex in Kuwait City on 21 December. His hooded body ...