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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: 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: Canada 2011
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor General David Johnston (replaced Michaëlle Jean in October) Head of government: Stephen Harper Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 33.9…
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Annual Report: Colombia 2011
Head of state and government: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (replaced Álvaro Uribe Vélez in August) Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 46.3 million Life expectancy: 73.4 years Under-5 mortality…
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Amnesty International Warns of Dark Times for Lawyers as Repression Intensifies in China
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Chinese government has unleashed an uncompromising series of measures intended to rein in the legal profession and suppress lawyers pursuing human…
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Annual Report: Eritrea 2011
Head of state and government: Isaias Afewerki Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 5.2 million Life expectancy: 60.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 78/71 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 65.3 per cent…
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Annual Report: Gambia 2011
Head of state and government: Yahya Jammeh Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 1.8 million Life expectancy: 56.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 123/109 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 45.3 per cent…
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Annual Report: Kenya 2011
Head of state and government: Mwai Kibaki Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 40.9 million Life expectancy: 55.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 112/95 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 86.5 per cent…
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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: Democratic Republic Of The Congo 2011
Head of state: Joseph Kabila Head of government: Adolphe Muzito Death penalty: retentionist Population: 67.8 million Life expectancy: 48 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 209/187 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 66.6 per…
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Annual Report: South Africa 2011
Head of state and government: Jacob G. Zuma Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 50.5 million Life expectancy: 52 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 79/64 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 89…
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Annual Report: Côte d’Ivoire 2011
Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 21.6 million Life expectancy: 58.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 129/117 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 54.6 per cent Tensions rose dramatically after presidential elections…