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Annual Report: South Sudan 2013
Republic of South Sudan Head of state and government Salva Kiir Mayardit South Sudan celebrated its first year of independence on 9 July. Post-independence agreements between South Sudan and Sudan…
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Annual Report: Sudan 2013
Republic of the Sudan Head of state and government Omar Hassan Ahmed Post-independence agreements on the sharing of oil, citizenship and border demarcation continued to be negotiated with South Sudan.…
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Annual Report: Swaziland 2013
Kingdom of Swaziland Head of state King Mswati III Head of government Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini The rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly continued to be violated, with…
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Five Beheaded and ‘Crucified’ Amid ‘Disturbing’ Rise in Executions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia must halt a "disturbing" rise in death penalty usage that has resulted in at least 47 state killings in the country already this year.
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Annual Report: Kuwait 2013
State of Kuwait Head of state al-Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Head of government al-Shaikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad Riot police used excessive force against peaceful demonstrators as part of a…
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Annual Report: Laos 2013
Lao People's Democratic Republic Head of state Choummaly Sayasone Head of government Thongsing Thammavong Restrictions on freedom of expression, association and assembly continued. Three prisoners of conscience and two Hmong…
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Annual Report: Latvia 2013
REPUBLIC OF LATVIA Head of state Andris Berzins Head of government Valdis Dombrovskis Victims of hate crimes based on gender, disability or sexual orientation were not protected under the law.…
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Annual Report: Lebanon 2013
Lebanese Republic Head of state Michel Suleiman Head of government Najib Mikati Reports of torture and other ill-treatment continued, including forced, abusive physical examinations of detainees. Discrimination against Palestinian refugees…
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Annual Report: Liberia 2013
Republic of Liberia Head of state and government Ellen Johnson Sirleaf The justice system continued to be inefficient. Access to prisons was restricted and discrimination continued against women and LGBTI…
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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: Madagascar 2013
REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR Head of state Andry Nirina Rajoelina Head of government Jean Omer Beriziky Serious human rights violations, including hundreds of unlawful killings by the security forces, as well…
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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…