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Annual Report: Macedonia 2013
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Head of state Gjorge Ivanov Head of government Nikola Gruevski Relations between the Macedonian and ethnic Albanian populations deteriorated. Relatives of missing persons abducted…
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Annual Report: Mauritania 2013
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA Head of state General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Head of government Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf The authorities severely restricted freedom of expression, assembly and association. Protesters…
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Annual Report: Mexico 2013
United Mexican States Head of state and government Enrique Peña Nieto President Calderón's government continued to ignore evidence of widespread human rights violations, such as arbitrary detentions, torture, enforced disappearances…
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Annual Report: Montenegro 2013
Montenegro Head of state Filip Vujanović Head of government Milo Đukanović (replaced Igor Lukšić) Verdicts in war crimes cases were inconsistent with international law. Independent journalists continued to face intimidation…
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Annual Report: Gambia 2013
Republic of the Gambia Head of state and government Yahya Jammeh For the first time in nearly 30 years the death penalty was carried out, as nine death row inmates…
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Sri Lanka’s assault on dissent
Sri Lanka is failing to comply with its international obligations to respect and protect the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, as well as other rights. Sri…
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Annual Report: Germany 2013
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Head of state Joachim Gauck (replaced Christian Wulff) Head of government Angela Merkel The authorities failed to establish an independent police complaints body and ensure that…
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Annual Report: Guyana 2013
REPUBLIC OF GUYANA Head of state and government Donald Ramotar Alleged unlawful killings by police continued to be reported. At least five people were sentenced to death; no executions were…
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Annual Report: Hungary 2013
HUNGARY Head of state János Áder (replaced Pál Schmitt in May) Head of government Viktor Orbán A new Constitution entered into force with concerns over its possibly discriminatory impact. Roma…
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Annual Report: India 2013
Republic of India Head of state Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (replaced Pratibha Patil) Head of government Manmohan Singh Torture and other ill-treatment, extrajudicial executions, deaths in custody and arbitrary detentions persisted.…
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Annual Report: Indonesia 2013
Republic of Indonesia Head of state and government Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Security forces faced persistent allegations of human rights violations, including torture and other ill-treatment and excessive use of force…
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Annual Report: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories 2013
State of Israel Head of state Shimon Peres Head of government Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli authorities held more than 4,500 Palestinian prisoners, including 178 administrative detainees at the end of…