Maldivian authorities must commute death sentences and stop potential execution of 2 teenagers who received capital punishment for murder committed when they were under 18, human rights group said.
May 4 2013, 9:54 pm
Read MoreAmnesty International India Sunday called for an impartial probe into the alleged misconduct of police officials in the case of abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl in the national capital.
April 21 2013, 10:04 pm
Read MorePakistan must protect Indian prisoners from violence in the country`s jails, a rights group said on Friday after the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh following an assault at a high security Lahore jail.
May 3 2013, 4:40 pm
Read MoreSyria`s President Bashar al-Assad has issued a general amnesty for crimes committed in the war-torn country prior to Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported.
April 16 2013, 3:34 pm
Read MoreIraq has been conducting more executions now than it has done for almost a decade, according to a global report.
April 7 2013, 3:24 pm
Read MoreSudanese officials say the government has released seven political prisoners, including a female politician, under an amnesty declared by President Omar al-Bashir.
April 2 2013, 8:57 pm
Read MoreThe Centre is considering a virtual overhaul of the policy of amnesty for militants in the wake of the arrest of former Kashmir militant Liyaqat.
March 25 2013, 9:14 pm
Read MoreNigeria`s President Goodluck Jonathan has formed a panel to look at the possibility of offering an amnesty deal to the Islamists.
April 11 2013, 8:53 am
Read MoreThe use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
April 10 2013, 11:50 am
Read MoreOpposition leader VS Achuthanandan criticised the Prime Minister for "not intervening" in the matter.
April 1 2013, 1:19 pm
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