Amnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization. http://www.amnestyusa.org/rss/en/news/asia.xml en Amnesty International Amnesty International hourly 4 http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811288427&lang=e Unprecedented in their level of coordination, the attacks in Mumbai, India, targeted public places and tourist destinations, leaving a further 300 people injured. 2008-11-28T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200302008&lang=e The multiple attacks in Mumbai, targeting people in public places and tourist destinations such as a hospital, railway station, restaurant and hotels, blatantly violates the most fundamental principles of international law, said Amnesty International today 2008-11-27T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811278427&lang=e Unprecedented in their level of coordination, the attacks in Mumbai, India, targeted public places and tourist destinations, leaving a further 300 people injured. 2008-11-27T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811248385&lang=e The Kuala Lumpur High Court acquitted a prominent migrant workers' rights activist on Monday. 2008-11-24T00:00:00-05:00 countries=malaysia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811208300&lang=e Around 100 soldiers, police, military police and Forestry Administration officials took part. Members of the mixed force beat and kicked many of the villagers. 2008-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 countries=cambodia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811198078&lang=e The humanitarian crisis in the Wanni region of north Sri Lanka is worsening as tens of thousands of families endure the monsoon season with limited food, shelter, water or sanitation. 2008-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 countries=sri_lanka http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811188250&lang=e The Government of Japan must accept historical responsibility and apologise to the victims of Japan's military sexual slavery system. 2008-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 countries=japan,south_korea,taiwan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200292008&lang=e Amnesty International calls upon authorities in India to immediately release Pervez Imroz, a Srinagar-based senior advocate, and two other human rights defenders - Firdouz Ahmed Sofi and Aijaz Ahmed Mir - who were apparently arbitrarily detained at Bandipura where they were monitoring polling during the ongoing elections in Jammu & Kashmir today, 17 November 2008-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811178165&lang=e Ninety-two children are among a group of 158 Lao Hmong refugees who have been held under harsh conditions at a detention centre in Thailand for two years. 2008-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 countries=thailand http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA200282008&lang=e In advance of the month-long elections to be held in the state of Jammu & Kashmir starting on 17 November and ending on 24 December, Amnesty International appeals to India's security forces to act with restraint and avoid excessive use of force, in the wake of recent volatility in the state 2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=india http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811138092&lang=e Fourteen dissidents are sentenced to 65 years' imprisonment each, as Myanmar's military government ignores calls by the international community to clean up its human rights record. 2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=myanmar_burma http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811138109&lang=e The Afghan government executed nine people last week. President Hamid Karzai has recently approved death sentences for at least another 111. 2008-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=afghanistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA280072008&lang=e Amnesty International welcomed the release today of Malaysia blogger Raja Petra but called on the government to stop using the Internal Security Act (ISA) to control dissent 2008-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 countries=malaysia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811078027&lang=e Judge rules that the arrest of Raja Petra Kamarudin, under the Internal Security Act, was unconstitutional. 2008-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 countries=malaysia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811037951&lang=e The UN Human Rights Committee has called on the Government of Japan to restore dignity to the survivors of Japan?s military sexual slavery system. 2008-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=japan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200811037944&lang=e Pakistan is still suffering from the abusive policies put in place one year ago Monday, when General Pervez Musharraf unlawfully declared a state of emergency. 2008-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 countries=pakistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810317918&lang=e Three men convicted of involvement in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people and injured a further 209, are to be executed in early November. 2008-10-31T00:00:00-05:00 countries=indonesia http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810297805&lang=e While in Mindanao gathering first hand information for a new report, Amnesty International spoke to some of the civilians affected by the recent upsurge in violence in the 40-year conflict. 2008-10-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=philippines http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810297884&lang=e The executions of Michitoshi Kuma and Masahiro Takashio were the first approved by Minister of Justice Mori Eisuke since he took office in September. 2008-10-29T00:00:00-05:00 countries=japan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA171012008&lang=e The awarding of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a significant acknowledgement of the work of Hu Jia, said Amnesty International as the prize was announced today by the European Parliament 2008-10-24T00:00:00-05:00 countries=china http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810247840&lang=e Imprisoned Chinese activist Hu Jia has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament. 2008-10-24T00:00:00-05:00 countries=united_kingdom http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA410062008&lang=e Vietnamese journalist Nguyen Viet Chien was sentenced to two years' imprisonment yesterday for his reports on alleged corruption 2008-10-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=viet nam http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200810137697&lang=e The Vietnamese authorities and state sponsored groups continue to persecute Catholics following September's violent crackdown on peaceful mass protests in Ha Noi. 2008-10-13T00:00:00-05:00 countries=vietnam http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGASA410052008&lang=e The Vietnamese government must end its intimidation and attacks against Catholics and ensure protection against violence by state-sponsored groups, Amnesty International said today 2008-10-09T00:00:00-05:00 countries=viet nam http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200809266043&lang=e Amnesty International confirmed on Friday that one of the seven prisoners of conscience freed this week, U Win Htein, was re-arrested a few hours after his release. 2008-09-26T00:00:00-05:00 countries=myanmar_burma http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200809165954&lang=e An anti-government activist leader in Myanmar remains at risk of torture following her arrest last Wednesday. 2008-09-16T00:00:00-05:00 countries=myanmar_burma http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200809155939&lang=e Three men were executed in Japan on Thursday 11 September 2008. Amnesty International has called for the government to immediately adopt a moratorium on executions. 2008-09-15T00:00:00-05:00 countries=japan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200809105905&lang=e With the swearing in of Musharraf's successor, Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani government should act immediately to reverse the country's human rights record. 2008-09-10T00:00:00-05:00 countries=pakistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200809025851&lang=e Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, calls on Pakistan's new government to publish details on those held in secret detention and shed light on the fate of many disappeared citizens. 2008-09-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=pakistan http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGNAU200809025853&lang=e On the 25th International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty International and Amina Janjua, the founder of Defence of Human Rights, called upon the Pakistan government to reveal the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of disappeared people. 2008-09-02T00:00:00-05:00 countries=pakistan