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Annual Report: Brazil 2011
Head of state and government: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 195.4 million Life expectancy: 72.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 33/25 per 1,000 Adult…
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Annual Report: Jamaica 2011
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Patrick Linton Allen Head of government: Bruce Golding Death penalty: retentionist Population: 2.7 million Life expectancy: 72.3 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 28/28…
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Annual Report: El Salvador 2011
Head of state and government: Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 6.2 million Life expectancy: 72 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 29/23 per 1,000 Adult literacy:…
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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: China 2011
Head of state: Hu Jintao Head of government: Wen Jiabao Death penalty: retentionist Population: 1,354.1 million Life expectancy: 73.5 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 25/35 per 1,000 The Chinese government…
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Annual Report: North Korea 2011
Head of state: Kim Jong-il Head of government: Choe Yong-rim (replaced Kim Yong-il in June) Death penalty: retentionist Population: 24 million Life expectancy: 67.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 63/63 per…
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Annual Report: India 2011
Head of state: Pratibha Patil Head of government: Manmohan Singh Death penalty: retentionist Population: 1,214.5 million Life expectancy: 64.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 77/86 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 62.8 per…
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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:…
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Freed Journalist's Letter of Thanks to Amnesty Activists
Eynulla Fatullayev, freed after Amnesty members campaigned for his release, expresses his thanks to those who took action to ensure his freedom.
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Activists Demand Action At Chevron Shareholder Meeting
Amnesty's Tony Cruz recently attended Chevron's annual shareholder's meeting to draw attention to the serious human rights violations resulting from gas flaring in the Niger Delta.
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Toxic Red Mud Doesn't Seem To Improve Livelihoods in India
Toxic red mud, forced evictions, and harassment of environmentalists are becoming an ever present danger in the Indian states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
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Nicaraguan Women Demand Their Rights In Face of Rampant Sexual Violence
In Nicaragua, girls are especially vulnerable to rape and sexual violence. Amnesty stands in solidarity with the women of Nicaragua standing up to violence and abuse.