criminal
... the country to take additional steps during 2005, including the adoption of comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, criminal code amendments to raise trafficking penalties, support to the country's first trafficking shelter, and ...
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/i_ti.html
criminal
Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases)
www.exxun.com/Zambia/d_gv.html
Criminality
... the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, and the Afghan Government's inability to extend rule of law to all parts ...
www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/e_ec.html
Crioulo
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/c_pp.html
Crioulo
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
www.exxun.com/Guinea_Bissau/c_pp.html
crippled
... oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Qatari economy was crippled by a continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenues by the amir, who had ruled the ...
www.exxun.com/Qatar/a_fg.html
crippled
Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM); Malaita Eagle Force (MEF); note - these rival armed ethnic factions crippled the Solomon Islands in a wave of violence from 1999 to 2003
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/d_gv.html
crippled
... independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/a_fg.html
crises
... wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. A ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/e_ec.html
crises
... to creating 13 1,500-man battle groups by the end of 2007, to respond to international crises on a rotating basis; 22 of the EU's 25 nations have agreed to supply ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/h_ml.html
crisis
... 1983, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the resignation of several interim presidents ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/a_fg.html
crisis
... indebtedness, and a bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - the ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/e_ec.html
crisis
soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of ...
www.exxun.com/Armenia/b_mp.html
crisis
... is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Following a disastrous economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates ...
www.exxun.com/Bolivia/e_ec.html
crisis
... sector, the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration and production. While the bitter internal crisis in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to be resolved, it is still having a ...
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/e_ec.html
crisis
... infrastructure, unpredictable import/export policies, deteriorating health and education systems, and endemic corruption. A major banking crisis in 2003 shuttered the country's 20 private banks and disrupted the economy. As of ...
www.exxun.com/Burma/e_ec.html
crisis
... in check and because of lower export earnings - the latter a product of the global financial crisis. A severe drought exacerbated the recession in 1999, reducing crop yields and causing hydroelectric shortfalls ...
www.exxun.com/Chile/e_ec.html
crisis
... islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade on Anjouan, but in March 2008, AU and ...
www.exxun.com/Comoros/a_fg.html
crisis
... accord in March 2003, but the calm is tenuous and refugees continue to present a humanitarian crisis. The Republic of Congo was once one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_Republic/a_fg.html
crisis
... for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, Parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia
www.exxun.com/Croatia/d_gv.html
crisis
... privatization of the state banana company, and tax increases - to address Dominica's economic and financial crisis of 2001-02 and to meet IMF targets. This restructuring paved the way for the current ...
www.exxun.com/Dominica/e_ec.html
crisis
... one-fourth of public sector revenues in recent years. In 1999/2000, Ecuador suffered a severe economic crisis, with GDP contracted by more than 6%, with a significant increase in poverty. The banking ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/e_ec.html
crisis
... Leone and Liberia. As those countries have rebuilt, Guinea's own vulnerability to political and economic crisis has increased. Declining economic conditions and popular dissatisfaction with corruption and bad governance prompted two ...
www.exxun.com/Guinea/a_fg.html
