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Annual Report: Ecuador 2013
Republic of Ecuador Head of state and government Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado Indigenous and community leaders faced spurious criminal charges aimed at restricting their freedom of assembly. The rights of…
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Annual Report: Egypt 2013
Arab Republic of Egypt Head of state Mohamed Morsi (replaced Hosni Mubarak) Head of government Hisham Qandeel (replaced Kamal Ganzouri) Protests against military rule resulted in the killing of at…
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Turning Away From Celebrating Death
In Nebraska, support for death penalty abolition is once again on the rise; as elsewhere, legislators and the public are losing interest in pursuing death.
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Escalating Attacks on Religious Minorities in Indonesia
Despite commitments made in local and international laws, the Indonesian authorities are failing to protect religious minority groups from the increasing attacks they are subject to.
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Annual Report: Belarus 2013
Republic of Belarus Head of state Alyaksandr Lukashenka Head of government Mikhail Myasnikovich Prisoners of conscience remained in detention; some were sentenced to increased prison terms for violating prison rules.…
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Annual Report: Benin 2013
REPUBLIC OF BENIN Head of state Thomas Boni Yayi Head of government Pascal Koupaki Freedom of expression In September, a private television channel, Canal 3, was interrupted for a few…
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Annual Report: Afghanistan 2013
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Head of state and government Hamid Karzai Thousands of civilians continued to suffer from targeted and indiscriminate attacks by armed opposition groups, with international and national…
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Annual Report: Algeria 2013
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Head of state Abdelaziz Bouteflika Head of government Abdelmalek Sellal (replaced Ahmed Ouyahia in September) The authorities continued to restrict freedoms of expression, association and…
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Annual Report: Bahamas 2013
Commonwealth of the Bahamas Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Head of government Perry Gladstone Christie At least six people were reportedly killed by police in disputed circumstances.…
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Annual Report: Bahrain 2013
Kingdom of Bahrain Head of state King Hamad bin ‘Issa Al Khalifa Head of government Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa The authorities continued to crack down on protests and…
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Annual Report: Bangladesh 2013
People’s Republic of Bangladesh Head of state Zillur Rahman Head of government Sheikh Hasina Some 30 extrajudicial executions were reported. State security forces were implicated in torture and other ill-treatment…
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A Mother Speaks: “I Don’t Want To Lose My Son to the Death Penalty”
The judicial system is meant to be fair, however many of those who sit on death row are up against a flawed judicial system where justice for many lives has…