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Annual Report: Slovenia 2013
REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Head of state Borut Pahor (replaced Danilo Türk) Head of government Janez Janša (replaced Borut Pahor) The…
May 23, 2013
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Annual Report: South Africa 2013
Republic of South Africa Head of state and government Jacob G. Zuma Police use of excessive force against protesters, suspected…
May 23, 2013
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Annual Report: South Sudan 2013
Republic of South Sudan Head of state and government Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan celebrated its first year of independence…
May 23, 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
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Amnesty International Responds to President Obama’s Speech on National Security
President Obama was right to reaffirm the need to close Guantanamo, address the need for greater transparency, and acknowledge the…
May 23, 2013
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State of the World 2013
The Amnesty International Report 2013 documents the state of human rights during 2012. The Essay and the country-by-country survey of…
May 22, 2013
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Annual Report: Mozambique 2013
REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE Head of state Armando Emílio Guebuza Head of government Alberto Vaquina (replaced Aires Ali) People were subject…
May 21, 2013
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NYC Vigil at El Salvador Consulate to Demand Authorities Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life
Human rights activists with Amnesty International USA will stage a demonstration today at 1 p.m. outside the El Salvador consulate…
May 21, 2013