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Press Release 10 October 2024 On 10 October 2024, in conjunction with the World Day Against the Death Penalty , Amnesty International Malaysia is placing the spotlight on Malaysia, Singapore, and other neighbouring countries that continue to use the death penalty—the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and...
October 10, 2024
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Joint Public Statement2 October 2024 Amnesty International MalaysiaThe Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) Between the 18th and 19th of September, members of the Kyoto Bar Association visited Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and met with senior officials from the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime...
October 2, 2024
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1 October 2024 We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, stand in firm solidarity with the seven pro-Palestine protesters who were detained near the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur this morning. We are deeply concerned by the actions of the authorities in detaining peaceful demonstrators, which...
October 1, 2024
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Media Quote 13 August 2024 Responding to the decision of Malaysia’s top court to commute Hoo Yew Wah’s sentence of imprisonment for natural life to 30 years imprisonment, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Executive Director, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv, said: “Amnesty International...
August 13, 2024
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Amnesty International’s Oral Statement on the consideration of Malaysia’s UPR report at the UN Human Rights Council’s 56th Session from 18 June – 12 July.
July 10, 2024
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Petikan Media 27 Jun 2024 Amnesty International Malaysia mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya penahanan pengasas Borneo Komrad dan pembela hak asasi manusia, Mukmin Nantang, di bawah Seksyen 4(1) Akta Hasutan. Mukmin, yang mendedahkan pengusiran masyarakat tanpa kerakyatan, Orang Asal Bajau Laut, yang...
June 27, 2024
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Media Quote 27 June 2024 Amnesty International Malaysia strongly condemns the arrest of Borneo Komrad founder and human rights defender, Mukmin Nantang, under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act. Mukmin, who exposed the eviction of the stateless, Indigenous Bajau Laut community that took...
June 27, 2024
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Press Release22 June 2024 Amnesty International Malaysia condemns the detention of eight Bajau Laut stateless, Indigenous students, at least three of whom are children. The students were arrested following a peaceful protest outside the Sabah Chief Minister’s office on 14 June and were released...
June 22, 2024
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Highest number of executions in the lowest number of countries 2023 saw the highest number of executions recorded globally in almost a decade, said Amnesty International today as it released its annual report on the global use of the death penalty, with China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and...
May 29, 2024
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This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2023. Amnesty International reports only on executions, death sentences and other aspects of the use of the death penalty, such as commutations and exonerations, where there is reasonable confirmation. In...
May 29, 2024