‘WE MAKE OUR WORLD’ HIGHLIGHTS: VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM ITINERARY HERE: PRESS RELEASE: HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MALAYSIA’S ‘WE MAKE OUR WORLD’ FESTIVAL WRITE FOR RIGHTS 2023

Media Quote15 November 2023 In response to Malaysia’s top court commuting the sentences to death and imprisonment for natural life of eleven individuals convicted of drug trafficking, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Executive Director, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv said:  “We welcome the...

Kenyataan Umum 10 Oktober 2023 Sempena Hari Menentang Hukuman Mati Sedunia 2023 pada 10 Oktober, dan tiga bulan sejak berkuatkuasanya pindaan perundangan yang memansuhkan hukuman mati mandatori, Amnesty International Malaysia memperbaharui seruannya kepada kerajaan Malaysia untuk bertindak pantas...

Public Statement10 October 2023 On the occasion of the 2023 World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October, and three months since the coming into force of legislative amendments repealing the mandatory death penalty, Amnesty International Malaysia renews its calls on the government of Malaysia...

On the occasion of the 2023 World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October, Amnesty International highlights in a new briefing the use of the death penalty for drug related offences, which is unlawful under international human rights law and standards and has been applied in a discriminatory...

Malaysia: Strides and Setbacks Submission to the 45th Session of the UPR Working Group, January-February 2024 This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Malaysia in January-February 2024. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of its recommendations...

MALAYSIA: KEMAJUAN DAN KEMUNDURANPENYERTAAN PADA SESI KE-45 KUMPULAN KERJA UPRJANUARI – FEBRUARI 2024 Laporan ringkas ini disediakan untuk Penilaian Berkala Sejagat (UPR) Malaysia pada Januari-Februari 2024. Di dalamnya, Amnesty International menilai pelaksanaan syor yang dibuat kepada...

The authorities of Viet Nam must immediately halt any plans to carry out the execution of a man whose case has been tainted by serious concerns of torture and violations of the right to a fair trial, Amnesty International said today. The organization urges the government to also promptly initiate...

Kenyataan Media   19 Jun 2023   Kerajaan Malaysia mengumumkan dua undang-undang dalam warta rasmi pada 16 Jun 2023 yang memansuhkan hukuman mati mandatori dan mewujudkan prosedur semakan semula bagi mereka yang sudah pun dijatuhkanhukuman mati dan hukuman penjara seumur hidup. Amnesty International...

Press Statement 19 June 2023   On 16 June 2023, the government of Malaysia published in the official gazette two laws to repeal the mandatory death penalty and establish a resentencing process for those under the sentence of death and imprisonment for natural life. As the laws are about...

Amnesty International Malaysia & Amnesty International IndonesiaPress Release16 May 2023 Legal reforms on the use of the death penalty in Indonesia and Malaysia show that Southeast Asia can and should shift away from its highly punitive response to crime and move towards abolition, Amnesty...

This report covers the judicial use of the death penalty for the period January to December 2021. 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...