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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Media Briefing<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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AI Index: POL 10\/015\/2004 (Public)<\/p><\/div>\n

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News Service No: 122<\/p><\/div>\n

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Amnesty International Report 2004 Statistics<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Covering January to December 2003<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Human Rights Violations detailed in<\/strong><\/span> Amnesty International's report 2004<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS \/ UNLAWFUL KILLINGS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Extrajudicial executions were carried out in 47<\/strong> countries: <\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> India, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, North Korea, Philippines<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Macedonia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UK, Uzbekistan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Iraq, Iran, Israel\/Occupied Territories, Palestinian Authority<\/p><\/div>\n

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"DISAPPEARANCES"<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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People were "disappeared" by state agents in 28<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> India, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Colombia, Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Russian Federation, Spain<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong>Algeria, Iraq, Israel\/Occupied Territories, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria<\/p><\/div>\n

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TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Victims of torture and ill-treatment by security forces, police and other state authorities were reported in 132<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa<\/strong>: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Rep. of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel\/Occupied Territories, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco\/Western Sahara, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen<\/p><\/div>\n

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PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Prisoners of conscience were held in 44<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Liberia, Rwanda, Togo<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Bhutan, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Nepal, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Cuba, Peru, Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Armenia, Belarus, Finland, Russian Federation, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel\/Occupied Territories, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco\/Western Sahara, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen<\/p><\/div>\n

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DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGE OR TRIAL<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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People were arbitrarily arrested and detained without charge or trial in 58<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoir, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia :<\/strong> Afganistan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, USA<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> United Kingdom<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel\/Occupied Territories, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco\/Western Sahara, Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen<\/p><\/div>\n

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DEATH PENALTY<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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People were sentenced to death in 63<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, USA<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar, Samoa, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco\/Western Sahara, Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen<\/p><\/div>\n

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People were executed in 28<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Botawana, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Bangladesh, Japan, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Cuba, USA<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Belarus, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, YemenHUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY ARMED OPPOSITION GROUPS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Armed opposition groups committed serious human rights violations, such as deliberate and arbitrary killings of civilians, torture and abductions or hostage taking in 35<\/strong> countries.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Armed groups have committed violent acts and killings in 34<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Angola, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, DR Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Liberia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Colombia, Haiti<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> Macedonia, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Turkey, UK<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Iraq, Israel\/Occupied Territories, Morocco\/Western Sahara, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian AuthorityArmed groups have committed torture and ill-treatment in 18<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> No record<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> UK<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Iraq<\/p><\/div>\n

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Armed groups have committed hostage takings and abductions in 16<\/strong> countries:<\/p><\/div>\n

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Africa:<\/strong> Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asia:<\/strong> Afghanistan, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n

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Americas:<\/strong> Colombia, Peru<\/p><\/div>\n

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Europe and Central Asia:<\/strong> No record<\/p><\/div>\n

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Middle East and North Africa:<\/strong> Algeria, Iraq<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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