Tag: Amnesty International
Filipino maid suffers horrific burns after Saudi boss throws boiling water at her
Havoc has been caused amongst servants in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after a Filipino maid was left inundated with burns after her Saudi boss's mother allegedly threw boiling water as punishment for not making coffee quick enough.
Despite...
Meriam Ibrahim, pregnant Sudanese woman to be hanged for marrying Christian
Meriam Ibrahim a pregnant Sudanese woman who married a Christian was yesterday ordered to death by hanging after being found guilty of 'apostasy.' (the abandonment of religion)
According to the Sudanese officials, 26-year-old Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, whose father was Muslim, was convicted...
An eye for an eye. An Iranian court has postponed blinding a convicted man at the llth hour.
Majid Mohavedi was destined to have 20 drops of acid injected into both of his eyes today at noon, but has for the time being had his punishment as decreed by an Iranian court postponed at the 11th...
China is still the best place in the world to be executed.
How the Chinese government likes to keep you guessing.
This morning Amnesty International released a dossier of all those countries that still executes its citizens and the good news is that China managed to stay in first...
