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Update in the Struggle to #SaveBeatriz!
On Wednesday, the Salvadoran Supreme Court of Justice issued a shameful decision in the case of Beatriz. Please take action on her behalf.
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Annual Report: United States of America 2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Head of state and government Barack H. Obama Forty-three men were executed during the year, and concerns about cruel prison conditions continued. Scores of detainees remained…
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Annual Report: Switzerland 2013
SWISS CONFEDERATION Head of state and government Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf Restrictive measures on access to asylum were adopted. Measures to limit the use of force during deportation were introduced. Police and…
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Annual Report: Palestinian Authority 2013
Palestinian Authority Head of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas Head of government Salam Fayyad Arbitrary arrests and detentions by both the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank and the Hamas…
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Annual Report: Serbia 2013
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA, INCLUDING KOSOVO Head of state Tomislav Nikolić (replaced Boris Tadić) Head of government Ivica Dačić (replaced Mirko Cvetković) Prosecutions of Ratko Mladić and Goran Hadžić began at…
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Did Myanmar President Thein Sein Deserve the Warm Welcome?
The warm White House reception, combined with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for the suspension of sanctions on imports from Myanmar, gave President Thein Sein a big boost. Did…
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Annual Report: India 2013
Republic of India Head of state Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (replaced Pratibha Patil) Head of government Manmohan Singh Torture and other ill-treatment, extrajudicial executions, deaths in custody and arbitrary detentions persisted.…
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Annual Report: Cuba 2013
REPUBLIC OF CUBA Head of state and government Raúl Castro Ruz Repression of independent journalists, opposition leaders and human rights activists increased. There were reports of an average of 400…
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Eritrea’s Independence: 20 Years of Brutal Repression
New briefing and maps expose the widespread nature of repression and extensive network of detention in Eritrea.
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Repression Worsening as Putin Returns Russia to Dark Period in its History
A look at President Putin's re-criminalization of defamation and attempts to stifle free speech on the anniversary of his inauguration.
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North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen to 15 Years Hard Labor
North Korea’s Supreme Court in Pyongyang has reportedly sentenced a U.S. national of Korean origin to 15 years of hard labor in the country’s infamous prison camps today.
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What Marriage Equality Means to Me
I had either to remain legally a man when I was living 24/7 as a woman or my spouse and I would have to divorce so that I could obtain…