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Annual Report: Yemen 2011
Head of state: ‘Ali Abdullah Saleh Head of government: Ali Mohammed Mujawar Death penalty: retentionist Population: 24.3 million Life expectancy: 63.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 84/73 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…
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Annual Report: Oman 2011
Head of state and government: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Death penalty: retentionist Population: 2.9 million Life expectancy: 76.1 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 14/13 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 86.7 per cent…
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Saudi Arabia Continues Crackdown on Women
Women in Saudi Arabia continue to fight for increased reform and rights in the wake of the widespread demonstrations for the right to drive.
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SAUDI ARABIA DETAINS WOMEN PROTESTORS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Contact: Wende Gozan Brown at 212-633-4247, [email protected]. (London) -- Two women remain in detention after being arrested in Riyadh on Sunday during a protest to demand fair trials for their…
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35 Years Of Death Penalty Regrets
35 years ago, the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S. A new Amnesty International report looks at the consequences of this regrettable decision.
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Annual Report: Somalia 2011
Head of state of Transitional Federal Government: Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Head of government of Transitional Federal Government: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo (replaced Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke in November) Death…
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Annual Report: Saudi Arabia 2011
Head of state and government: King Abdullah bin 'Abdul 'Aziz Al-Saud Death penalty: retentionist Population: 26.2 million Life expectancy: 73.3 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 26/17 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 85.5…
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Women activists prepare to defy Saudi Arabian driving ban
Saudi Arabian authorities must stop treating women as second-class citizens and open the Kingdom’s roads to women drivers, Amnesty International said today, as a group of Saudi Arabian women prepared…
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As Saudi Women Prepare to Challenge Defy Driving Ban, Amnesty International Says Lifting the Prohibition is Long Overdue Calls Ban “Immense Barrier” to Work and Family Life and Treats Women as Second Class Citizens
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) – Amnesty International said today Saudi Arabian must stop treating women as second-class citizens and open the Kingdom’s roads to women drivers, as…
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Women Activists Prepare to Defy Saudi Arabian Driving Ban
Women in Saudi Arabia have launched a campaign to challenge a discriminatory driving ban and plan to drive en masse on June 17.
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Saudi Arabia: Surge in executions in recent weeks
The Saudi Arabian authorities must halt the use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said today, following a significant increase in executions in the country in the last six weeks
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G8 leaders urged to champion human rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Leaders of the G8 industrialized nations should take bold action to support human rights in the Middle East and North Africa following a wave of pro-reform protests across the region,…