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Georgia's Shady Death Penalty Drug Deals
Georgia's multiple shady dealings in execution drugs are on trial as the state tries to execute Roy Blankenship on June 23.
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US Courts Best Equipped To Fight Terror
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been calling for two Iraqi refugees recently arrested in his state to be shipped to Guantanamo post haste without due process of law.
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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: Iraq 2011
Head of state: Jalal Talabani Head of government: Nuri al-Maliki Death penalty: retentionist Population: 31.5 million Life expectancy: 68.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 43/38 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 77.6 per…
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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…
Press Release
Turkey must take action over LGBT discrimination
The Turkish authorities must bring into force laws that will protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from widespread discrimination
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Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] Freed Iranian Human Rights Activist Tells Amnesty International of Continuing Hunger Strike Over Prisoners’ Deaths (New York) -- Emadeddin Baghi, one of Iran’s most outspoken…
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Russian human rights defender not guilty of slander charges
Oleg Orlov had said the Chechen President was responsible for the murder of rights defender Natalia Estemirova.
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The Crisis in Gaza and the Rafah Crossing: How Much Has Changed?
Despite both celebrations and warnings about the Egyptian opening of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, little has changed to improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.