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Annual Report: Tanzania 2011
Head of state: Jakaya Kikwete Head of government: Mizengo Peter Pinda Head of Zanzibar government: Ali Mohamed Shein (replaced Amani Abeid Karume in November) Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes…
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Amnesty International Calls for Arrest and Trial of al-Gaddafi Following ICC Arrest Warrant
Colonel M'uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court to face trial for alleged serious human rights crimes.
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ICC issues arrest warrant for al-Gaddafi
Colonel M’uammar al-Gaddafi and other senior Libyan government figures must be arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court to face trial for alleged serious human rights crimes
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New mass rapes in DRC are result of horrific failure of justice
New mass rapes by members of the Congolese army in the Democratic Republic of Congo are the result of the government’s failure to bring human rights abusers to justice, Amnesty…
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Introduced: Just in Time?
If the Act does not directly address the discrimination intrinsic to the whole immigration system, it may serve as a band-aid, but it won’t likely stop human rights abuses of…
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Annual Report: Libya 2011
Head of state: Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi Head of government: al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi Death penalty: retentionist Population: 6.5 million Life expectancy: 74.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 20/19 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 88.4…
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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: Iran 2011
Head of state: Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei (Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran) Head of government: Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President) Death penalty: retentionist Population: 75.1 million Life expectancy: 71.9…
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Annual Report: Egypt 2011
Head of state: Muhammad Hosni Mubarak Head of government: Ahmed Nazif Death penalty: retentionist Population: 84.5 million Life expectancy: 70.5 years Under - 5 mortality (m/f): 42/39 per 1,000 Adult…
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Annual Report: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories 2011
Head of state: Shimon Peres Head of government: Benjamin Netanyahu Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 7.3 million (Israel); 4.4 million (OPT) Life expectancy: 80.3 years (Israel); 72.9 years…
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Anna Politkovskaya's Killer Finally Behind Bars
Anna Politkovskaya’s murder in 2006 and the subsequent delay in delivering her justice exposed the impunity, lawlessness and violence against journalists and human rights defenders in Russia.
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Annual Report: Indonesia 2011
Head of state and government: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Death penalty: retentionist Population: 232.5 million Life expectancy: 71.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 37/27 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 92 per cent …