2022/06/08 |
“Haunted by Our Continuing Pain”: Martial Law Survivors React to Marcos Restoration
Survivors of martial law in the Philippines gathered in the wake of the restoration of the Marcos family to power. They fear a return of the worst abuses from the era.
2021/10/27 |
Amnesty International Closing Hong Kong Offices Amid Security Concerns
The Hong Kong offices have a sister location in Bangkok. The group continues to conduct research and advocacy work across other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
2020/07/09 |
Myanmar Military Kills Civilians in Indiscriminate Attacks, Amnesty Says
Amnesty International reported that the Myanmar military has indiscriminately bombed civilians, including children in March and April.
2017/09/21 |
CARTOON: Aung San Suu Kyi's Head Buried in the Sand?
Aung San Suu Kyi says she does not know why people are fleeing and 'since the fifth of September, there have been no armed clashes and there have been no clearance operations.'
2017/06/08 |
Chinese Law Blog Claims Death Penalty Reform Success
Even international human rights NGOs have had to admit to the decline in the number of people sentenced to death in China, according to the blog.
2017/06/01 |
Cambodia’s Climate of Fear Ahead of Crucial Elections
Cambodia is wielding 'courts of injustice' ahead of Sunday's polls.
2017/04/11 |
INFOGRAPHIC: China the World’s Top Executor in 2016
The number of death sentences and executions in China each year are both in the thousands.
2017/04/10 |
Taiwanese Undeterred Despite Torture Concerns for NGO Worker Detained in China
It may be a long road to freedom for the Taiwanese NGO worker detained in China but local political activists say Chinese actions will only strengthen their resolve.
2016/03/29 |
Human Rights Groups Denounce Malaysia for Hanging Murderers
As the decapitation of a toddler in Taiwan yesterday angers the public and heats discussion over the death penalty again, Amnesty International has denounced the execution of three men in Malaysia. The Malaysian judicial officials hanged three men to death only two days after informing their families, which was condemned by the Amnesty International for overlooking human rights and adequate process in the legal system.