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Is Sierra Leone’s Free Healthcare Program for Pregnant Women and Children Working?
A year after Sierra Leone launched its groundbreaking free healthcare program for children and pregnant women, Amnesty International examines its impact.
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What Is Girls' Education Without Human Rights?
A new report suggests that measuring success by enrollment only - and not human rights outcomes - ignores the real objective of helping girls succeed.
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Haiti's Women Face New Struggles to Survive
Before the 2010 earthquake, Haitian women faced high levels of violence. New research shows that lack of food and transactional sex are adding to their burden.
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Amnesty International Report Describes “Unimaginable Daily Horrors” for Children in Somalia
Executions, Indiscriminate Attacks and Denial of Food, Water and Medical Care are Outlined in New Report Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- The scale of war…
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Children in Somalia facing war crimes
Children in southern and central Somalia are under relentless attack. Their lives are in constant danger and their hopes for the future have been shattered by armed conflict and grave…
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Challenges and Opportunities for Women in the New South Sudan
As we celebrate the emergence of a new nation, we must commit ourselves to opening opportunities for all people, including women.
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Annual Report: Nepal 2011
Head of state: Ram Baran Yadav Head of government: Madhav Kumar Nepal (interim since June) Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 29.9 million Life expectancy: 67.5 years Under-5 mortality…
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Annual Report: Liberia 2011
Head of state and government: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 4.1 million Life expectancy: 59.1 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 144/136 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 58.1 per cent…
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Annual Report: Chad 2011
Head of state: Idriss Déby Itno Head of government: Emmanuel Djelassem Nadingar (replaced Youssouf Saleh Abbas in March) Death penalty: retentionist Population: 11.5 million Life expectancy: 49.2 years Under-5 mortality…
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Annual Report: Syria 2011
Head of state: Bashar al-Assad Head of government: Muhammad Naji al-'Otri Death penalty: retentionist Population: 22.5 million Life expectancy: 74.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 74.6 years Adult literacy: 83.6 per…
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Annual Report: Dominican Republic 2011
Head of state and government: Leonel Fernández Reyna Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 10.2 million Life expectancy: 72.8 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 37/29 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 88.2…
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Annual Report: Pakistan 2011
Head of state: Asif Ali Zardari Head of government: Yousuf Raza Gilani Death penalty: retentionist Population: 184.8 million Life expectancy: 67.2 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 85/94 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…