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Annual Report: Kazakstan 2010
Head of state Nursultan Nazarbaev Head of government Karim Massimov Death penalty abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population 15.6 million Life expectancy 64.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 34/26 per 1,000 Adult literacy 99.6 per cent Confessions extracted under torture continued to be admitted as evidence in trials. Criminal proceedings failed to comply with international standards of fair trial. Torture and other ill-treatment by members of the security forces remained widespread, in particular by officers of the National Security Service in the context of operations in the name of national security, and the fight against terrorism and corruption. Freedom of expression and…
March 19, 2011