Malaysia

Human Rights in MALAYSIA

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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Malaysia upholds caning sentence for Muslim woman | Amnesty ...
29 September 2009

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in public. The sentence was upheld by the Shariah Court of Appeal in the ...

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Malaysia sentences another to caning under Shariah law for ...
15 September 2009

Amnesty International has repeated its call for Malaysia to stop using the penalty of caning altogether, after another person has been sentenced to six strokes ...

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Malaysia indefinitely postpones caning of woman | Amnesty ...
28 August 2009

Muslim Kartika Sari Devvi Shukarno was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking beer in public in December 2007. Postponed for Ramadan, her sentence is ...

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Photographic evidence shows the cruelty of caning In Malaysia ...
25 August 2009

Photographic evidence obtained from detention centres in Malaysia by Amnesty International, show the harsh reality of this cruel form of punishment.

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Malaysia postpones caning of woman for Ramadan | Amnesty ...
24 August 2009

Authorities in Malaysia on Monday postponed the caning of a Muslim woman convicted of drinking alcohol in public, until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ...

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Malaysian woman first to be caned under Shariah law | Amnesty ...
21 August 2009

Amnesty International calls for an end to caning as a form of punishment after a Muslim woman is sentenced to six lashes in Malaysia.

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Malaysia: End caning as a punishment for all offences
20 August 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 28/006/2009. 20 th August 2009. Malaysia: End caning as a punishment for all offences. ...

Document       ASA 28/006/2009

Malaysia: Open Letter to The Editor, New Straits Times
17 July 2009

In this open letter Amnesty International reiterates its objection to caning and whipping in all circumstances. This follows a statement by the Immigration Department ...

Document       ASA 28/005/2009

Malaysia: End caning as a punishment against immigrants
2 July 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 28/004/2009. 2 nd July 2009. For Immediate release. Malaysia: End caning as a punishment against immigrants ...

Document       ASA 28/004/2009