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Human rights victories to celebrate in 2022

We’ve reached the midway point of 2022 and, as ever, it’s been a busy year for Amnesty International. With the...

Malaysia/Thailand: Launch urgent search and rescue missions for remaining Rohingya at sea

Responding to news that 26 Rohingya refugees previously feared drowned off the resort island of Langkawi, Malaysia, have been found...

Malaysia: Authorities must not put rescued Rohingya refugees at risk of COVID-19

Responding to news of a Rohingya boat intercepted off the coast of Langkawi and the subsequent detention of the 269...

Malaysia: Criminal investigation against journalist threatens press freedom

Responding to news that South China Morning Post journalist Tashny Sukumaran is being investigated by the Malaysian Royal Police for...

Malaysia: Raft of police investigations a blatant attempt to intimidate peaceful protesters

The investigation of more than 20 peaceful protesters after they held two demonstrations in Malaysia over the weekend is an...

Malaysia: Unfair trials, secretive hangings and petty drug convictions reveal ‘cruel injustice’ of the death penalty

Malaysia must start to fulfil its promise to abolish the death penalty in forthcoming legislation by ending its use for...

Malaysia: Repeal of Mandatory Death Penalty Should Be a First Step Towards Full Abolition

The announcement today that the mandatory death penalty will be abolished for 11 offences should be considered Malaysia’s first step...

Malaysia: Report details shocking abuses against Indigenous peoples defending their land

Indigenous communities across Malaysia face relentless harassment, intimidation, arrest, violence and even death as they peacefully resist attempts to force...

Malaysia: Syrian man stuck at airport must not be deported

Responding to the arrest of Hassan al-Kontar by Malaysian police, Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Amnesty International’s Malaysia Researcher, said: “Hassan al-Kontar’s arrest...

Malaysia: Caning of two women a terrible day for human rights

Responding to the news that a sentence of six strokes of caning has been carried out in a courtroom against...

Malaysia: Convictions of two women sentenced to caning for having sexual relations must be quashed

Responding to yesterday’s sentencing of two women to six strokes of caning and a fine of RM 3,300 after they...

Malaysia: Acquittal of Zunar and others must lead to repeal of draconian sedition law

Responding to news that the Malaysian authorities have acquitted and dropped all sedition charges against political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar “Zunar”...

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