Further information on UA: 20/10 Index: ASA 13/004/2010 Issue Date: 1 February 2010

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Five men found guilty of killing Bangladesh’s first president were executed in Dhaka Central Jail in the early hours of 28 January, 13 hours after the final judicial review of their sentences.
Syed Farooq-ur Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed, AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed and Bazlul Huda were hanged one by one soon after midnight on 28 January 2010. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 346/09 Index: AMR 53/009/2009 Issue Date: 23 December 2009

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Richard Blanco, a male local government official from Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, is being detained in a prison in Caracas without any evidence of him having committed a crime. His detention appears to be politically motivated. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 343/09 Index: AMR 46/019/2009 Issue Date: 23 December 2009

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Two men were shot dead by police on 2 December, in their village in north-western Peru, during a search for another man. Other people in the area are in danger of being killed by police in similar operations, unless the government orders the police to review their use of lethal force. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 348/09 Index: ASA 41/013/2009 Issue Date: 23 December 2009

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A mob with official backing is attempting to evict nearly 200 Buddhist monks and nuns from a monastery in central Viet Nam. The group have been sheltering there since they were evicted from another monastery in September, by a similar mob. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 347/09 Index: MDE 13/132/2009 Issue Date: 22 December 2009

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 2 FEBRUARY 2010 .
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