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Maldives: Rape survivor found guilty of “fornication"
28 February 2013

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 ...

Urgent Action       ASA 29/001/2013

Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan human rights lawyer threatened: Lakshan Dias
27 February 2013

Since 22 February Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias has reported being followed and under surveillance by unidentified men who have sought information ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/009/2013

Sri Lanka: New documentary exposes Sri Lankan atrocities
26 February 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY 26 February 2013 AI Index: ASA 37/008/2013 New documentary exposes Sri Lankan atrocities Amnesty International co-sponsors ...

PressItem       ASA 37/008/2013

Indonesia: Two men detained, feared tortured in Papua
22 February 2013

Two Indonesian men now arbitrarily detained in Jayapura, Papua province, are believed to have been tortured or otherwise ill-treated by police.

Urgent Action       ASA 21/005/2013

Bangladesh: Resist pressure to push for hasty death sentences at ...
22 February 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: ASA 13/003/2013. 22 February 2013. Bangladesh: Resist pressure to push for hasty ...

Public Statement       ASA 13/003/2013

Bangladesh: Climate of impunity prevents adequate protection of ...
22 February 2013

Amnesty International has prepared this submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh in April 2013. The organization expresses concern about torture ...

Document       ASA 13/002/2013

Cambodia: Further information: Journalist sentenced to 20 years in ...
21 February 2013

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 ...

Urgent Action       ASA 23/002/2013

India: Further information: Nine prisoners at risk of execution:
21 February 2013

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 ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/008/2013

India: Execution of four men imminent
18 February 2013

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 ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/007/2013

Indonesia: Open letter on the protection of domestic workers in ...
15 February 2013

As people across Indonesia commemorate National Domestic Workers Day on 15 February, Amnesty International highlights ongoing concerns about the situation of domestic ...

Open Letter       ASA 21/004/2013