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Annual Report: Singapore 2013

Republic of Singapore Head of state Tony Tan Keng Yam Head of government Lee Hsien Loong Singapore took steps to…

May 23, 2013

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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: Somalia 2013

Somali Republic Head of state Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (replaced Sharif Sheikh Ahmed) Head of government Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid (replaced…

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