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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Sudan 2012
"Lengthy pretrial detention was common. The large numbers of detainees and judicial inefficiency, such as the failure of judges to appear for court, resulted ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Rwanda 2012
"The law provides for a presumption of innocence, but government officials did not always adhere to this in practice. The law requires defendants be informed ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Cape Verde
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Kenya 2012
"Lengthy pretrial detention continued to be a serious problem and contributed to overcrowding in prisons. Some defendants served more than the statutory term ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Equatorial Guinea 2012
"Lengthy pretrial detention remained a problem, and many of those incarcerated were pretrial detainees; the exact number was unavailable. Although prison ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Morocco 2012
"Although the government claimed that accused persons were generally brought to trial within two months, prosecutors may request as many as five additional ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Uganda 2012
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Central African Republic 2012
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Republic of Congo 2012
"Lengthy pretrial detention due to judicial backlogs was a problem. Pretrial detainees continued to constitute three-fourths of the prison population. On ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Libya 2012
"The Constitutional Declaration provides for an independent judiciary and stipulates that every person has a right to resort to the courts. The judicial system ...
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