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Annual Report: United Kingdom 2013
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Head of state Queen Elizabeth II Head of government David Cameron Criminal…
May 29, 2013
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Annual Report: United States of America 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Head of state and government Barack H. Obama Forty-three men were executed during the year, and…
May 29, 2013
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Annual Report: Uruguay 2013
Eastern Republic of Uruguay Head of state and government José Alberto Mujica Cordano Steps were taken to end impunity for…
May 29, 2013
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Annual Report: Uzbekistan 2013
Republic of Uzbekistan Head of state Islam Karimov Head of government Shavkat Mirzioiev Freedom of expression was curtailed as human…
May 29, 2013
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Annual Report: Venezuela 2013
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Head of state and government Hugo Chávez Frías Levels of violent crime, especially gun-related crime, remained…
May 29, 2013
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Media Conference Friday, May 31 on Arms Trade Treaty and Why Obama Must Be Among the First Signers
As the Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature on June 3rd, Amnesty International USA, Arms Control Association, Oxfam America, and…
May 29, 2013
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Appeal For Human Rights Defenders Facing up to 11 Years in Jail in Saudi Arabia
The court appeal by two members of a prominent Saudi Arabian human rights organization is a bid for justice amid…
May 28, 2013
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Annual Report: Spain 2013
KINGDOM OF SPAIN Head of state King Juan Carlos I de Borbón Head of government Mariano Rajoy There were continued…
May 23, 2013
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Annual Report: Sri Lanka 2013
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Head of state and government Mahinda Rajapaksa Unlawful detentions, torture and enforced disappearances remained…
May 23, 2013
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Annual Report: Sudan 2013
Republic of the Sudan Head of state and government Omar Hassan Ahmed Post-independence agreements on the sharing of oil, citizenship…
May 23, 2013
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Annual Report: Suriname 2013
Republic of Suriname Head of state and government Desiré Delano Bouterse An amendment to the amnesty law prevented the trial…
May 23, 2013
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Annual Report: Swaziland 2013
Kingdom of Swaziland Head of state King Mswati III Head of government Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini The rights to freedom of…
May 23, 2013