A 15-year-old survivor of rape is at risk of house arrest and flogging in the Maldives, where she was found guilty of “fornication” by a juvenile court, and sentenced ...
Since 22 February Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias has reported being followed and under surveillance by unidentified men who have sought information ...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 26 February 2013 AI Index: ASA 37/008/2013 New documentary exposes Sri Lankan atrocities Amnesty International co-sponsors ...
Amnesty International has prepared this submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh in April 2013. The organization expresses concern about torture ...
Government critic and prominent journalist Mam Sonando (71) was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by the Municipal Court in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, on ...
Following two recent secret executions in India, there is fear that the Indian authorities may execute nine other prisoners whose petitions for mercy have not ...
Four men are at imminent risk of execution after India's president rejected their petitions for mercy. They were sentenced to death in 2004 for their involvement ...
As people across Indonesia commemorate National Domestic Workers Day on 15 February, Amnesty International highlights ongoing concerns about the situation of domestic ...