The situation for Myanmar’s Rohingya minority has deteriorated dramatically since August 2017, when the military unleashed a brutal campaign of violence against the population living in the northern parts of Rakhine State, where the majority of Rohingya normally live. This report maps in detail the...

[MEDIA STATEMENT] Attribution: Gwen Lee, Executive Director of Amnesty International Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia is deeply concerned by the Malaysian government’s proposed amendments to section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, that purport to provide the judiciary with more...

[PRESS RELEASE] Rohingya segregated and abused in “open air prison” Two-year investigation reveals root causes of current Rakhine State crisis System of discrimination amounts to the crime against humanity of apartheid The Rohingya people in Myanmar are trapped in a vicious system of...

[IMMEDIATE RELEASE] Amnesty International Malaysia welcomes the statement by the Malaysian government outlining its efforts to amend Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and to provide courts with the discretion to spare lives when imposing the death penalty. The organisation encourages the...

[PRESS RELEASE] In conjunction with World Day against the Death Penalty which is held on 10 October and commemorated throughout the month of October, Amnesty International Malaysia has published a campaign video to raise awareness about the death penalty situation in Malaysia. The video depicts a...

[PRESS RELEASE] On the occasion of the 2017 World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International is calling on the Government and Parliament of Malaysia to swiftly move to reform the country’s laws to fully abolish the mandatory death penalty for all crimes and establish a moratorium on all...

Singapore has recorded a significant reduction in its use of the death penalty in recent years, with executions dropping from more than 70 per year in the mid-1990s to single figures in the subsequent decade. Despite this progress, the death penalty in the country continues to be used in violation...

[PRESS STATEMENT] The Malaysian authorities must immediately stop prosecuting individuals and activist groups in expressing their freedom of expression in light of Bilqis Hijjas ordered to enter defence yesterday, and the first court hearing of Maria Chin and Mandeep Singh under the Peaceful...

[PUBLIC STATEMENT] The Malaysian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release opposition lawmaker Chua Tian Chang, who Amnesty International regards as a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely for exercising his human rights peacefully. Chua Tian Chang, a Member of Parliament, has...

[MEDIA STATEMENT] Reacting quotes by Gwen Lee, Acting Executive Director, Amnesty International Malaysia, on the detention of prominent Turkish journalist and academician, Mustafa Akyol. [BEGIN] Amnesty International Malaysia condemns the detention of Turkish journalist and academic Mustafa...

[MEDIA LINES] Attribution: Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu, Executive Director, Amnesty International Malaysia.  “Amnesty International Malaysia is disappointed by the Kota Kinabalu High Court’s verdict last Friday, 18 August 2017, in Jannie Lasimbang’s case, by overturning her acquittal. It is...

[MEDIA LINES] The Malaysian authorities must immediately halt the misuse of the criminal justice system to harass and intimidate political activists and human rights defenders for their peaceful activities. On 16 August, women’s activists Ho Yoke Ling and Ivy Josiah have been summoned for...