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Annual Report: Ukraine 2011
Head of state: Viktor Yanukovich (replaced Viktor Yushchenko in February) Head of government: Mykola Azarov (replaced Yuliya Timoshenko in March) Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 45.4 million Life expectancy:…
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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: 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: 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: Nigeria 2011
Head of state and government: Goodluck Jonathan (replaced Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in February) Death penalty: retentionist Population: 158.3 million Life expectancy: 48.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 190/184 per 1,000 Adult…
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Annual Report: Ghana 2011
Head of state and government: John Evans Atta Mills Death penalty: abolitionist in practice Population: 24.3 million Life expectancy: 57.1 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 119/115 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 65.8…
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Annual Report: Sierra Leone 2011
Head of state and government: Ernest Bai Koroma Death penalty: retentionist Population: 5.8 million Life expectancy: 48.2 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 160/136 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 39.8 per cent The…
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Annual Report: United States Of America 2011
Head of state and government: Barack H. Obama Death penalty: retentionist Population: 317.6 million Life expectancy: 79.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 7/8 per 1,000 Forty-six people were executed during the…
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An Azadi Square Campaign Success and a Chastening Reminder Why We Do This
Amnesty International activists led an "Azadi Square" demonstration and delivered a petition with 21,000 signatures on behalf of Iranian film director Jafar Panahi.
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European Drugs And U.S. Executions
Denmark based Lundbeck says it will more aggressively try to stop U.S. states from using its drug in executions.
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Immigration Detention: The Golden Goose for Private Prisons
Massive growth in US immigration detention may be terrific for business, but it's not good immigration policy.
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USA urged to end inmates’ 40 year-long solitary confinement
39 years ago, three young black men were put in solitary confinement; two are still in isolation. In total, the three men have spent more than 100 years in solitary,…