Eleven members of Somiryon, the Seoul affiliate of the National Minjung Arts Movement, were arrested in March 1991. The were reportedly interrogated continuously for about 72 hours at the Hongje-dong police station and charged with activities benifitting North Korea. In July, three of them were...

1. Hong Kong’s legislative council backs proposal to abolish the death penalty. 2. USSR: New laws reduce scope of death penalty. 3. Grenada: Commutations in 1983 coup case. 4. Papua New Guinea: Reintroduction of the death penalty for murder. 5. Kuwait: Death sentences commuted after international...

This document updates “South Korea: Detention of Pomminnyon members” (ASA 25/21/91). The 12 people named here have been imprisoned under the National Security Law for real or alleged involvement with the dissident umbrella organization. They are: Cho Song-woo, Lee Hae-hak and Reverend Cho Yong-...

This document summarizes the cases of 35 prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, and members of “anti-state” groups who were arrested under national security legislation between 1975 and early 1991. (The “anti- state” groups in question are: Sanomaeng, the Socialist Workers’ League, and...

This document gives new information about the cases listed below. Much of the information has come from official documents. The indictment of Tibetan prisoners of conscience Soenam Choedron, Thupten Tsering and Tseten Norgyal and the court verdict against Jampa Ngodrup are reported. Amnesty...

This report covers Amnesty International concerns about human rights in Ecuador both under the administration of former President Leon Febres Cordero and during the current administration. AI is gravely concerned that, under the former administration, independent and full investigations into...

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