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Annual Report: Iraq 2011
Head of state: Jalal Talabani Head of government: Nuri al-Maliki Death penalty: retentionist Population: 31.5 million Life expectancy: 68.5 years…
June 21, 2011
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Annual Report: Iran 2011
Head of state: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei (Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran) Head of government: Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…
June 21, 2011
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Annual Report: Egypt 2011
Head of state: Muhammad Hosni Mubarak Head of government: Ahmed Nazif Death penalty: retentionist Population: 84.5 million Life expectancy: 70.5…
June 21, 2011
Press Release
Turkey must take action over LGBT discrimination
The Turkish authorities must bring into force laws that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from widespread…
June 21, 2011
Press Release
Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths…
June 21, 2011
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Annual Report: India 2011
Head of state: Pratibha Patil Head of government: Manmohan Singh Death penalty: retentionist Population: 1,214.5 million Life expectancy: 64.4 years…
June 20, 2011
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Annual Report: Pakistan 2011
Head of state: Asif Ali Zardari Head of government: Yousuf Raza Gilani Death penalty: retentionist Population: 184.8 million Life expectancy:…
June 20, 2011
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Annual Report: South Korea 2011
Head of state: Lee Myung-bak Head of government: Kim Hwang-Sik (replaced Yoon Jeung-hyun Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 48.5…
June 20, 2011
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Annual Report: Dominican Republic 2011
Head of state and government: Leonel Fernández Reyna Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 10.2 million Life expectancy: 72.8…
June 20, 2011
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Annual Report: Indonesia 2011
Head of state and government: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Death penalty: retentionist Population: 232.5 million Life expectancy: 71.5 years Under-5 mortality…
June 20, 2011
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Annual Report: Sri Lanka 2011
Head of state and government: Mahinda Rajapaksa Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 20.4 million Life expectancy: 74.4 years Under-5…
June 20, 2011
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Annual Report: Myanmar 2011
Head of state: Senior General Than Shwe Head of government: General Thein Sein Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 50.5…
June 20, 2011