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India: Anti-nuke protestors at risk during Putin visit
21 December 2012

More than 50 persons charged with sedition for leading an 18-month-long protest against the Russian-built nuclear plant at Kudankulam risk detention without charge ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/045/2012

India: President must reject new amendments to anti-terror ...
20 December 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: ASA 20/044/2012 20 December 2012. India: President must reject new amendments to ...

Public Statement       ASA 20/044/2012

Vanuatu: End impunity through universal jurisdiction [No Safe ...
18 December 2012

Vanuatu legislation provides for universal jurisdiction over only two crimes under international law, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions in certain circumstances ...

Report       ASA 44/001/2012

China: Further information: Man faces trial following forced ...
18 December 2012

Businessman Wu Wai Sing, a 54-year-old US national of Hong Kong residency, was reportedly tortured to make him confess. He has reportedly told his lawyers that ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/057/2012

Cambodia: Women face jail for defending housing rights
17 December 2012

Two Cambodian women human rights defenders are to be tried on 26 December. They may be facing six months to five years in prison. Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony are ...

Urgent Action       ASA 23/020/2012

India: Human rights defender at risk of torture: Aparna Marandi
17 December 2012

Aparna Marandi, a long-time human rights defender who has been repeatedly targeted by the state government for her activities, was arrested on 8 December. She is ...

Urgent Action       ASA 20/043/2012

Taiwan: Execution of Taiwanese man is imminent: Cheng Hsing-tse
14 December 2012

Cheng Hsing-Tse is facing imminent execution in Taiwan after the prosecutor general rejected a request on 11 December to seek an extraordinary appeal. The Minister ...

Urgent Action       ASA 38/006/2012

China: Further information: Falun Gong woman risks extended term ...
13 December 2012

Falun Gong practitioner Li Shanshan (李珊珊) who is held in a re-education through labour (RTL) camp in northern China, is being threatened with an extended sentence ...

Urgent Action       ASA 17/056/2012

Pakistan: "The hands of cruelty”: Abuses by armed forces and ...
13 December 2012

After a decade of insurgency, Pakistan's Tribal areas remain in a state of crisis. In the Tribal areas, the courts are barred from upholding the fundamental rights ...

Document       ASA 33/020/2012

Pakistan: "The hands of cruelty”: Abuses by armed forces and ...
13 December 2012

After a decade of insurgency, Pakistan's Tribal areas remain in a state of crisis. In these areas, the courts are barred from upholding the fundamental rights protections ...

Report       ASA 33/019/2012