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Annual Report: Argentina 2011
Head of state and government: Cristina Fernández Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 40.7 million Life expectancy: 75.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 17/14 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 97.7 per…
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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 (m/f): 37/27 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 92 per cent …
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Annual Report: Brazil 2011
Head of state and government: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 195.4 million Life expectancy: 72.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 33/25 per 1,000 Adult…
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Annual Report: El Salvador 2011
Head of state and government: Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 6.2 million Life expectancy: 72 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 29/23 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…
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Nicaraguan Women Demand Their Rights In Face of Rampant Sexual Violence
In Nicaragua, girls are especially vulnerable to rape and sexual violence. Amnesty stands in solidarity with the women of Nicaragua standing up to violence and abuse.
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Annual Report: Sierra Leone 2011
Head of state and government: Ernest Bai Koroma Death penalty: retentionist Population: 5.8 million Life expectancy: 48.2 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 160/136 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 39.8 per cent The…
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Maternal Health Key To Empowering Women
Every 90 seconds a woman dies from pregnancy-related complications. Only by addressing the links between poverty, gender empowerment, and discrimination can we put an end to this human rights scandal.
Case
Mao Hengfeng
Mao Hengfeng, a Shanghai-based human rights defender has been repeatedly detained because of her work for human rights in China. She was subjected to torture and ill-treatment by the authorities.
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(UA 65/10) Good News! Teenage Rape Survivor Gets Legal Abortion in Argentina
A 15-year-old girl from the southern Argentinean province of Chubut was given a legal abortion on 20 March. She was pregnant...
Press Release
Nicaragua: Nicaragua Abortion Law Puts Pregnant Cancer Victim at Risk, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Nicaraguan authorities to provide cancer treatment to a pregnant woman that is...
Press Release
Nicaragua: Nicaragua Abortion Law Puts Pregnant Cancer Victim at Risk, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International today called on the Nicaraguan authorities to provide cancer treatment to a pregnant woman that is...
Report
Indonesia: Briefing to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Women and girl domestic workers
This briefing to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women focuses on the lack of protection of women...