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Amnesty International has called into question President Thein Seins recent commitment to clear Burmas jails of prisoners of conscience by the end of the year. Posted: 18 Jul 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron should challenge Burmas president over what it described as the appalling human rights situation affecting Rohingya Muslims in Burma during the presidents visit to Britain next week, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 15 Jul 2013

Responding to the news that some 117 death row prisoners in Viet Nam face imminent execution when a change in the law comes into effect tomorrow, Amnesty International urged the government to reconsider their strategy and said introducing new laws to allow a mass cull of people is barbaric beyond words. Posted: 26 Jun 2013

The authorities in Indonesia must immediately halt the execution of three men, expected imminently, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 16 May 2013

Tens of thousands of victims and family members are still waiting for the Indonesian authorities to provide them with truth, justice and full reparation almost eight years after the end to the devastating Aceh conflict, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Posted: 18 Apr 2013

Responding to news that 56-year-old British woman Lindsay Sandiford has lost her appeal against her death sentence in Bali for drug trafficking, Amnesty International said it was intensely concerned as this brings her another step closer to the firing squad. Posted: 8 Apr 2013

The first execution in Indonesia in more than four years is a shocking and regressive step, Amnesty International said today as it urged the government not to follow through on promises to put more people to death this year. Posted: 15 Mar 2013

The Burmese governments decision to form a committee to review political prisoner cases is a step in the right direction but the review needs to have a much wider reach, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 8 Feb 2013

The sentencing of a magazine editor to ten years in prison for publishing two articles which allegedly insulted the monarchy is a serious setback to freedom of expression in Thailand, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 23 Jan 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron should call on Viet Nams government to halt its crackdown on freedom of expression and release all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International said on the first day of an official visit to the UK by Nguyen Phu Trong, the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Viet Nam. Posted: 23 Jan 2013

Responding to news that a 56-year-old British woman has been sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug trafficking offences, Amnesty International said the sentence was cruel. Posted: 22 Jan 2013

The threatened forced relocation of a Shi'a community living in temporary shelter in East Java is yet more evidence of the continuing discrimination against religious minorities in Indonesia, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 16 Jan 2013

Burma must take all possible steps to avoid civilian casualties in Kachin state, Amnesty International has said, after three people were killed in air strikes reportedly carried out by Burmas armed forces in the region. Posted: 16 Jan 2013

The conviction and heavy sentencing of 13 peaceful Catholic activists in Vietnam today flies in the face of justice and is part of an escalating government crackdown on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said in response. Posted: 9 Jan 2013

The fabricated charges used to convict two housing rights activists in Phnom Penhs Municipal Court confirms the dire state of Cambodias justice system and rule of law in the country, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 28 Dec 2012

Amnesty International has found a toxic mix of uncertainty, unlawful detention and inhumane conditions creating an increasingly volatile situation on Nauru, with the Australian Government spectacularly failing in its duty of care to asylum seekers. Posted: 23 Nov 2012

News that more than 50 political prisoners including prisoners of conscience U Myint Aye and Saw Kyaw Kyaw Min have been released is a further step in the right direction towards addressing arbitrary detention in Burma, said Amnesty International, while calling for more releases. Posted: 20 Nov 2012

Two Vietnamese songwriters who face up to 20 years in jail for writing songs criticising their government should be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said today, ahead of their trial tomorrow. Posted: 29 Oct 2012

A new cybercrime law in the Philippines poses serious risks to freedom of expression and must be reviewed, Amnesty International said today Posted: 5 Oct 2012

Posted: 24 Sep 2012