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...

Malaysia: Myanmar Refugee Activist and Family Still Missing a Month After Suspected Enforced Disappearance The authorities of Malaysia must urgently exhaust all efforts to ascertain the whereabouts and ensure the safety of Myanmar refugee and activist Thuzar Maung and her family, who have been...

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...

Open Letter to ASEAN Chairperson 24 April 2023 ASEAN leaders must take urgent action to ensure the release of all individuals unlawfully detained by the Myanmar military and establish a clear timeline for ASEAN’s implementation of the Five-Point Consensus.   In this open letter to ASEAN,...

3 April 2023   Responding to the repeal of the mandatory death penalty at the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) in Malaysia, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Executive Director Katrina Jorene Maliamauv said:    “Today’s vote has been a long-time in the making, and while there is...

27 March 2023  Responding to the bills introduced in Parliament to abolish the mandatory death penalty, Amnesty International Malaysia’s Executive Director, Katrina Jorene Maliamauv said:  “We commend the government’s resolve to recommence reforms to abolish the mandatory death...

Joint Statement22 March 2023 We, the 74 undersigned organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the harassment and intimidation of the artists and filmmakers behind the movie Mentega Terbang who have faced police questioning, death threats and property vandalization.   On Wednesday, 15...