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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

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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

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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