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Annual Report: Armenia 2013
Republic of Armenia Head of state Serzh Sargsyan Head of government Tigran Sargsyan Public attitudes were hostile towards topics which…
May 15, 2013
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Annual Report: Australia 2013
Australia Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Head of government Julia Gillard Despite the establishment of a federal…
May 15, 2013
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Annual Report: Austria 2013
REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA Head of state Heinz Fischer Head of government Werner Faymann The Criminal Code was amended to introduce…
May 15, 2013
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Annual Report: Azerbaijan 2013
Republic of Azerbaijan Head of state Ilham Aliyev Head of government Artur Rasizade The government continued to intimidate and imprison…
May 15, 2013
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Annual Report: Bahrain 2013
Kingdom of Bahrain Head of state King Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Head of government Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al…
May 15, 2013
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Annual Report: Bangladesh 2013
People’s Republic of Bangladesh Head of state Zillur Rahman Head of government Sheikh Hasina Some 30 extrajudicial executions were reported.…
May 15, 2013
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Algeria’s New Law on Associations Being Used to Stifle Civil Society
The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment in the country is a worrying sign…
May 9, 2013
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Eritrea: 20 years of Independence But Still No Freedom
This report highlights 20 years of widespread arbitrary arrest and detention without trial used against anyone in Eritrea who demonstrates…
May 8, 2013
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Map of Secret Prison Network in Eritrea Pinpoints “Infrastructure of Repression”
Twenty years after gaining independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners who are locked up in atrocious…
May 8, 2013
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Indefinite detention at Guantánamo continues – 100 detainees on hunger strike
What will it take to get the US government - across its three branches - to act with a real…
May 6, 2013
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Shooting the Messenger: Journalists Targeted by All Sides in Syria
Syria has become the most dangerous country for journalists in the world.
May 3, 2013
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Maryland Joins Global Trend Against the Death Penalty
Maryland joined the overwhelming global trend towards ending the death penalty today when Governor Martin O’Malley signed the abolition of…
May 2, 2013