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Annual Report: Libya 2013
Libya Head of state Mohammed Magarief (replaced Mustafa Abdul al-Jalil) Head of government Ali Zeidan (replaced Abdurrahim El-Keib) Armed militias continued to commit serious human rights abuses with impunity, including…
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Annual Report: Malaysia 2013
Malaysia Head of state King Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Head of government Najib Tun Razak Colonial-era laws which had allowed for arbitrary detention and restricted freedom of expression were replaced…
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Annual Report: Mali 2013
REPUBLIC OF MALI Interim head of state Diouncounda Traoré (replaced Amadou Toumani Touré) Interim head of government Django Cissoko (replaced Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé) The armed conflict in the north…
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Speed Kills
With more death row mistakes than any other state, Florida should not be trying to put executions on a fast track. But that's what seems to be happening.
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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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Annual Report: Ghana 2013
Republic of Ghana Head of state and government John Dramani Mahama Over 1,000 people were forcibly evicted from their homes in the capital, Accra. Thousands more remained at risk of…
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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: Iran 2013
Islamic Republic of Iran Head of state Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei Head of government Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President) The authorities maintained severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, association and assembly. Dissidents…
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Annual Report: Iraq 2013
Republic of Iraq Head of state Jalal Talabani Head of government Nuri al-Maliki Thousands of people were detained; hundreds were sentenced to death or prison terms, many after unfair trials…
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Annual Report: Japan 2013
Japan Head of government Shinzō Abe (replaced Yoshihiko Noda) Police abuse and irregularities in police interrogations took place in Japan's criminal justice system. The authorities continued to reject calls for…
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Annual Report: Jordan 2013
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Head of state King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein Head of government Abdullah Ensour (replaced Fayez al-Tarawneh) The security forces used excessive force and arrested hundreds of…