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Guinea
Despite a clear pattern of violence and human rights violations committed by Guinean security forces in recent years, a number of governments, including the US, France and China, and companies…
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Liberia
Amnesty International works to stop Liberia human rights violations. Liberia human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Malawi
Malawi experiences roadblocks to a free and fair democratic state including the prosecution of homosexuals, police brutality, and violence against women.
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Mauritania
General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who became President in August 2008 after a coup against the democratically elected President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, resigned in April from the army to…
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Nigeria
Police continued to commit with impunity a wide range of human rights violations, including unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, and enforced disappearances.
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Sierra Leone
Stability and security have increased in Sierra Leone since 2002 with the end of the country's decade-long war. However, Sierra Leoneans face grinding poverty; economic justice eludes them.
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Togo
The death penalty was abolished. Several detainees died in detention reportedly as a result of torture or other ill-treatment. More than 30 people were arrested on political grounds, including military…
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Zambia
The death penalty, a lack of press freedom, and labor protection are key human rights concerns to be addressed in order to deepen democracy in Zambia.
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Belize
Amnesty International works to stop Belize human rights violations. Belize human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Brazil
Amnesty International works to stop Brazil human rights violations. Brazil human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Maryland Death Penalty Meets Globalization
Due to a global market that increasingly rejects participation in executions, lethal injection drugs have become harder to obtain, turning the death penalty in states like Maryland into even more…
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Montana Senate Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
By a 26-24 vote, the Montana Senate yesterday voted to repeal the death penalty. Twenty-two Democrats and 4 Republicans voted for the measure (SB 185), which now goes to the…