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Annual Report: Sweden 2011
Head of state: King Carl XVI Gustaf Head of government: Fredrik Reinfeldt Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 9.3…
July 11, 2011
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Annual Report: Belarus 2011
Head of state: Alyaksandr Lukashenka Head of government: Syarhey Sidorski Death penalty: retentionist Population: 9.6 million Life expectancy: 69.6 years…
July 11, 2011
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Annual Report: France 2011
Head of state: Nicolas Sarkozy Head of government: François Fillon Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 62.6 million Life…
July 11, 2011
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Annual Report: Azerbaijan 2011
Head of state: Ilham Aliyev Head of government: Artur Rasizade Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 8.9 million Life…
July 11, 2011
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Malaysia: Police use brutal tactics against peaceful protesters
The UK government must press Malaysia’s Prime Minister on freedom of assembly in his visit this week, Amnesty International said…
July 11, 2011
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Turkey Demand Equality
On June 25, 2010 thousands of people – among them lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) men and women, members…
July 8, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Says Pakistan Orders to ‘Shoot on Sight’ Declare Karachi a War Zone
Sam Zarifi, Asia-Pacific director for Amnesty International issued the following statement in response to news that Pakistan authorities ordered 1,000…
July 8, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges United Nations to Act to Control Arms to Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
United Nations member states must act to control arms shipments to volatile regions like Sudan's Southern Kordofan, Amnesty International said…
July 8, 2011
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Annual Report: Australia 2011
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Quentin Bryce Head of government: Julia Gillard (replaced Kevin Rudd in June)…
July 7, 2011
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Annual Report: Nepal 2011
Head of state: Ram Baran Yadav Head of government: Madhav Kumar Nepal (interim since June) Death penalty: abolitionist for all…
July 7, 2011
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Annual Report: Thailand 2011
Head of state: King Bhumibol Adulyadej Head of government: Abhisit Vejjajiva Death penalty: retentionist Population: 68.1 million Life expectancy: 69.3…
July 7, 2011
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Annual Report: Maldives 2011
Head of state and government: Mohamed Nasheed Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 0.3 million Life expectancy: 72.3 years Under-5…
July 7, 2011