http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/1935 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/002/2008/en Ponnusamy Uthayakumar, also known as P. Uthayakumar has been held without trial since 13 December 2007. On 8 April 2008, he was hospitalised due to a worsening diabetic condition. After several days, during which he was handcuffed to his hospital bed, he was prematurely discharged and returned to Kamunting D Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA16/005/2008/en Thet Zin and Sein Win Maung, both journalists working for the weekly journal ‘Myanmar Nation’, were arrested on 15 February 2008. It is believed they are being held in Yangon’s Insein Prison. Amnesty International is gravely concerned for their safety as they are at risk of torture and ill-treatment. T Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/007/2007/en In 2005, the powers of Rela, a civilian volunteer corps backed by the government, were increased, giving them the right to stop, question and arrest anyone reasonably believed to be a terrorist, an undesirable person or an "illegal immigrant". Rela has been accused of excessive use of force and abuse of the Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/008/2007/en Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/006/2007/en On 9 November 2007 Sajad Hussain Wani was released after being held illegally by immigration authorities. During his detention he was beaten and burnt with cigarettes. At the hearing of Sajid Hussain Wani's petition for habeas corpus (The legal writ which challenges the lawfulness of an arrest) on 9 November Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/005/2007/en Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/004/2007/en Sajad Hussain Wani, a Pakistan national studying in Malaysia, has been detained illegally for almost one month, and has been tortured by immigration authorities. Amnesty International is concerned that his detention is illegal, and that he may face further torture and ill-treatment. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/003/2007/en On the morning of 5 August, security forces personnel, aided by approximately 100 civilian volunteers, raided the communities of Selayang and Gombak, near the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Approximately 250 migrants were detained during the raid. Among them were some 90 asylum-seekers and at least 22 recognized ref Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/002/2007/en Ayu, a male-to-female transsexual, was seriously beaten by state religious officials who detained her while she was talking to friends at the Old Melaka bus station in Kota Melaka, Melaka (Malacca) state, southwest Malaysia at around 11.30pm on 30 July. Ayu may be at risk of further abuse, and other transsex Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/001/2007/en Approximately 217 people, including refugees and asylum-seekers, were detained on 25 June in a raid on the Chin Refugee Centre in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. They are mainly Chin people from Myanmar, recognised as refugees by the UNHCR. Among them are five pregnant women and at least 10 chi Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International