Pers Egypt: Military court sentences eight to death after disappearance and ‘confessions’ under torture An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight individuals, all civilians, to death and another 18 to lengthy prison terms, after…
Pers Indonesia: Forced chemical castration is a degrading punishment Indonesia must immediately repeal recent amendments to the child protection law that imposes a punishment of forced chemical castration on…
Pers Saudi Arabia: Surge in executions continues as death toll approaches 100 Saudi Arabia will have put to death more than 100 people in the first six months of this year if…
Pers Singapore: Disgraceful execution of Kho Jabing Amnesty International condemns the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, mere hours after his last chance…
Pers Singapore: President must act now to stop execution The Singapore authorities should immediately halt the execution of Kho Jabing, a Malaysian national convicted of murder, Amnesty International said…
Pers Singapore: Joint statement on imminent execution of Kho Jabing We, the undersigned, are troubled by the imminent execution of Jabing Kho in Singapore, despite strong concerns over the development…
Pers Indonesia: Halting executions will be a show of strength President Joko Widodo should seize the opportunity to show that his government has the resolve to stand up for human…
Pers Iran: Teenager tortured into ‘confessing’ days away from execution The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old…
Pers Bangladesh: Nizami execution will not deliver justice The execution of Motiur Rahman Nizami today is a deplorable move by the Bangladeshi authorities which will not deliver justice…
Pers Afghanistan: The death penalty will not deliver security The death penalty will deliver neither the justice that victims deserve nor the security that Afghanistan seeks, Amnesty International said…