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Annual Report: Yemen 2013
Republic of Yemen Head of state Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi (replaced Ali Abdullah Saleh) Head of government Mohammed Salim Basindwa The human rights situation improved during the transition that followed…
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Annual Report: Syria 2013
Syrian Arab Republic Head of state Bashar al-Assad Head of government Wa’el al-Halqi (replaced Omar Ibrahim Ghalawangi) The internal armed conflict between government forces and the opposition, composed of the…
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Annual Report: Taiwan 2013
TAIWAN Head of state Ma Ying-jeou Head of government Jian Yi-huah (replaced Chen Chun) Taiwan carried out six executions. As of December, prosecution and defence lawyers were required to debate…
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Annual Report: Tanzania 2013
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Head of state Jakaya Kikwete Head of government Mizengo Peter Pinda Head of Zanzibar government Ali Mohamed Shein The authorities restricted the rights of freedom of…
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Annual Report: Thailand 2013
Kingdom of Thailand Head of state King Bhumibol Adulyadej Head of government Yingluck Shinawatra The armed conflict continued in the South as insurgents targeted civilians in violent attacks, while security…
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Annual Report: Trinidad & Tobago 2013
REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Head of state George Maxwell Richards Head of government Kamla Persad-Bissessar Reports of unlawful killings by police continued, some in circumstances suggesting that they may…
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Annual Report: Tunisia 2013
Republic of Tunisia Head of state Moncef Marzouki Head of government Hamadi Jebali The authorities restricted freedom of expression and prosecuted several people using repressive laws enacted under the previous…
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Annual Report: Uganda 2013
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA Head of state and government Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Restrictions on freedoms of expression and association continued. LGBTI people continued to face harassment. Police and other law enforcement…
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Annual Report: Ukraine 2013
Ukraine Head of state Viktor Yanukovich Head of government Mykola Azarov Torture and other ill-treatment remained widespread, and impunity for such acts continued. Failings in the criminal justice system led…
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Annual Report: United Arab Emirates 2013
United Arab Emirates Head of state Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Head of government Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid More than 90 government critics, including human rights defenders, were in…
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Annual Report: United States of America 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Head of state and government Barack H. Obama Forty-three men were executed during the year, and concerns about cruel prison conditions continued. Scores of detainees remained…
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Warren Hill Too Mentally Disabled To Execute, But …
Warren Hill was found to be "mentally retarded" by a Georgia state judge. This finding would have exempted him from execution in other states. But Georgia, and only Georgia, requires…