Amnesty International Annual Report 2012

(January-December 2011)

TAJIKISTAN

Republic of Tajikistan

Head of state: Emomali Rahmon

Head of government: Okil Okilov

Death penalty:  abolitionist in practice

Population: 7 million

Life expectancy: 67.5 years

Under-5 mortality: 61.2 per 1,000

Adult literacy: 99.7 per cent

Safeguards against torture enshrined in domestic law were not always adhered to. Freedom of expression remained restricted. The authorities failed to effectively prevent and prosecute violence against women and to protect survivors.

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