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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: Bahamas 2013

Commonwealth of the Bahamas Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Head of government Perry Gladstone Christie At least…

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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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

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El Salvador Must Act Immediately to Save Severely Ill Pregnant Woman’s Life

The Salvadoran authorities must urgently comply with a recommendation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to provide a seriously…

May 2, 2013

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Saudi Arabia Threatens New NGO in an Attempt to Intimidate and Repress Human Rights Activism

Saudi Arabian authorities have interrogated and intimidated four founding members of an emerging human rights group, said Amnesty International, which…

May 1, 2013