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Amnesty International Warns of Dark Times for Lawyers as Repression Intensifies in China
Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) – The Chinese government has unleashed an uncompromising series of measures intended to rein in the legal profession and suppress lawyers pursuing human…
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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: Gambia 2011
Head of state and government: Yahya Jammeh Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 1.8 million Life expectancy: 56.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 123/109 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 45.3 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: Madagascar 2011
Head of state: Andry Nirina Rajoelina Head of government: Camille Albert Vital Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 20.1 million Life expectancy: 61.2 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 105/95 per 1,000…
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Annual Report: Cameroon 2011
Head of state: Paul Biya Head of government: Philémon Yang Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 20 million Life expectancy: 51.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 151/136 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…
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Annual Report: Kenya 2011
Head of state and government: Mwai Kibaki Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 40.9 million Life expectancy: 55.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 112/95 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 86.5 per cent…
Update
Holding Private Security Contractors Accountable for Human Rights Abuses
Two Xe (formerly Blackwater) contractors were recently convicted for killing a civilian in Afghanistan. However, loopholes still remain that allow private military companies to dodge accountability.
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Annual Report: Somalia 2011
Head of state of Transitional Federal Government: Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Head of government of Transitional Federal Government: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo (replaced Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke in November) Death…
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Annual Report: Democratic Republic Of The Congo 2011
Head of state: Joseph Kabila Head of government: Adolphe Muzito Death penalty: retentionist Population: 67.8 million Life expectancy: 48 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 209/187 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 66.6 per…
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Annual Report: Côte d’Ivoire 2011
Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 21.6 million Life expectancy: 58.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 129/117 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 54.6 per cent Tensions rose dramatically after presidential elections…
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Annual Report: Angola 2011
Head of state: José Eduardo dos Santos Head of government: António Paulo Kassoma Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 19 million Life expectancy: 48.1 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 220/189…