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amputation of the lower limb between the hip joint and the knee joint, commonly referred to an above-knee amputation hip disarticulation amputation of the lower limb at the hip joint trans-pelvic disarticulation amputation of the whole lower limb together with all or part of the pelvis, also known as a hemipelvectomy or hindquarter amputation
Amnesty International considers Brunei's practice of judicial caning a form of torture, and points out that the sharia penal code contains provisions that violate human rights. However, Brunei has not ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture . [ 27 ]
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and supporters around the world. [ 1 ]
Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is an American non-profit non-governmental organization that is part of the worldwide Amnesty International organization.. Amnesty International is an organization of more than 7 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, [1] with complete independence from government, corporate or national interests.
A 2010 report by Amnesty International described the severity of judicial caning as follows, "In Malaysian prisons specially trained caning officers tear into victims' bodies with a metre-long cane swung with both hands at high speed. The cane rips into the victim's naked skin, pulps the fatty tissue below, and leaves scars that extend to ...
The issue forced Amnesty International to clarify its position on the legal status of sex work. [14] When a draft copy of the policy appeared in early 2014, several abolitionist feminists and former sex workers condemned the proposal. [15] [16] [17] On 7 July 2015 an updated draft was released to Amnesty International members. [18]
The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in ...
As a general rule, Iranian judicial authorities do not carry out amputation. [citation needed] In Iran, amputation as punishment was described as "uncommon" in 2010, [32] but in 2014 there were three sentences of hand amputation, and one of eye gouging in 2015. [33] Fingers, but not the complete hand, were amputated as punishment four times in ...