Research
Malaysia
Armed Conflict
Amnesty International’s concern about some 100 members of the Communist Party of Malaya are being “rehabilitated” through indefinite detention without trial under the Internal Security Act is reported here. The detainees ended their 41-year-long armed struggle against the government in December...
March 31, 1991
Research
Brazil
Detention
1. Colombia: Convention 87 (incl. killings of German Antonio Redondo and Gloria Amparo Viveros Lucumy). 2. Lesotho: Convention no. 87 (incl. arrest of five teachers’ leaders and killing of Bathobakae Mokhothu). 3. Pakistan: Convention 87 (incl. arrests of Usman Ghani, Mohammed Khan, Feroz Karim and...
March 31, 1991
Research
East Asia
Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Reverend Hong Keun-soo, currently pastor of the Hyang Rin Presbyterian Church in Seoul, was arrested on 20 February 1991 by members of the Agency for National Secutiry Planning. He was detained and charged under Articles 3 and 7 of the National Security Law. Article 3 prohibits membership of an...
March 31, 1991
Research
Cambodia
Detention
Amnesty International obtained information in December 1990 alleging that security forces of the Partie of Democratic Kampuchea (“Khmer Rouge”)had executed some 30 members of its armed forces, the National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (NADK), on 27 July 1990. They were alleged to be the ringleaders...
March 31, 1991
Research
East Asia
Death Penalty
According to a report published in the China Post of 17 April 1991, death row prisoner Huang Chia-ching was executed and his body removed to hospital after the execution as he had expressed the wish to donate his organs. However, on arrival at the hospital, doctors found that he was not yet dead...
March 31, 1991
Research
South Asia
Disappearances
This paper updates the report “Sri Lanka: Commission of Inquiry announced to investigate new cases of `Disappearances’ issued in February 1991 (ASA 37/04/91). It contains further information about the recently established commission, supplied to Amnesty International by the Government of Sri Lanka.
March 31, 1991
Research
Americas
Discrimination
This document records Amnesty International’s concern at the killing of the following members of the Camacho family: Rosalba Camacho, aged 60; Martin Vasquez, aged 62; Elizabeth Vasquez Camacho, aged 28; Josefina Vasquez Camacho, aged 24; Idali Vasquez Camacho, aged 16; Adriana (no surname given),...
March 31, 1991
