The human rights group has spoken out after dozens of Rohingya people were sentenced in Malaysia.
Amnesty International has accused Malaysia of"human torture" over plans to whip 27 Rohingya refugees who fled there.
There was also an order for the men to be caned in the coming days, while 14 children have also been charged and are facing jail terms, Amnesty added.Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Malaysia researcher at Amnesty International, said:"The plan to viciously beat Rohingya refugees is not only cruel and inhuman - it's unlawful under international standards. To inflict such a violent punishment as judicial caning amounts to torture.
More than 700,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to camps in Bangladesh following a violent crackdown by the military in 2017.
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