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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Malawi 2012
"Defendants are presumed innocent and have the right to a public trial but not to a trial by jury. The Ministry of Justice continued its indefinite suspension ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Gambia 2012
"The law provides for the presumption of innocence, a fair and public trial without undue delay, and adequate time and facilities to prepare defense. Under the ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Zambia 2012
"Prolonged pretrial detention was a problem. Approximately 30 percent of prison inmates were in pretrial detention. On average detainees spent an estimated ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Madagascar 2012
"The law provides for a presumption of innocence; however, this was often overlooked. The constitution and law provide defendants with the right to a full ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report Benin 2011
"Prison conditions continued to be harsh and life threatening. Overcrowding and lack of proper sanitation and medical facilities posed risks to prisoners’ ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Benin 2012
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US Department of State Human Rights Report Mozambique 2011
"By law the maximum length of investigative detention without a warrant is 48 hours, during which time a detainee has the right to judicial review of the case. ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Mozambique 2012
"Excessively long pretrial detention continued to be a serious problem, due in part to an inadequate number of judges and prosecutors and poor communication ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Djibouti 2012
2012 Human Rights Report
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Cape Verde
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