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- Freedom House
- Amnesty International
- Human Rights Watch
- Reporters Without Borders
- U.S. Dept. of State Human Rights Includes the annual Country Reports
- The Dictatorship.com
- Killers of the 20th Century
- So You Want to Trade With a Dictator - MotherJones.com
- Third World Traveler
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- Countries of the World - infoplease
- BBC News Country Profiles
- Nationmaster.com
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| Specific Countries/Dictators: |
| 1. Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan) |
- World Factbook- Information about Sudan
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Sudan
- YAHOO! Al-Bashir Directory
- Report on Human Rights in Sudan
- Human Rights Watch: Sudan
- Omar al-Bashir - Third World Traveler
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| 2. Kim Jong II (North Korea) |
- World Factbook- Information about North Korea
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: North Korea
- The U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
- Rescue North Korea
- CNN InDepth: Kim Jong II
- Human Rights Watch: North Korea
- Digital Freedom Network: Kim Jong II
- Digital Freedom Network: North Korea
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| 3. Than Shwe (Burma / Myanmar) |
- World Factbook- Information about Burma
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Burma
- Human Rights Watch: Burma
- Digital Freedom Network: Than Shwe
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| 4. Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe) |
- World Factbook- Information abou Zimbabwe
- Atlapedia
- YAHOO! Robert Mugabe Directory
- Washington Post: Zimbabwe
- Human Rights Probe an Indictment of Mugabe
- Human Rights Watch: Zimbabwe
- BBC News: Robert Mugabe
- Robert Mugabe official home page
- IWMF - Robert Mugabe
- Digital Freedom Network: Robert Mugabe
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| 5. Islam Karimov (Uzbekistan) |
- World Factbook- Information about Uzbekistan
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Usbekistan
- Human Rights Watch: Uzbekistan
- President Islam Karimov's Bio
- Sadik H. Kassim - Meet Our New Saddam: Introducing Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan
- President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov
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| 6. Hu Jintao (China) |
- World Factbook- Information about China
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: China
- Background Information on Hu Jintao
- Questioning Hu's Human Rights Record
- Human Rights Watch: China
- Digital Freedom Network: Hu Jintao
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| 7. King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia) |
- World Factbook- Information about Saudi Arabia
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Saudi Arabia
- YAHOO! Saudi Arabia Government Officials
- Saudi Arabia Human Rights
- Digital Freedom Network: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia
- BBC News: Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah
- Crown Prince Abdullah Biography
- Power behind throne is Saudi of a different stripe
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| 8. Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmenistan) |
- World Factbook- Information about Turkmenistan
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Turkmenistan
- Niyazov's Invincible Rule
- Assassination Attempt on Niyazov as a response to his Human Rights Violations
- Human Rights Watch: Turkmenistan
- Saparmurat Niyazov: Biography
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| 9. Seyed Ali Khamane'i (Iran) |
- World Factbook - Information about Iran
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Human Rights Watch: Iran
- Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei official website
- History of Iran: Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei
- Wikipedia
- BBC News Profile: Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- CNN.com Revolutionary Journey
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| 10. Teodoro Obiang Nguema (Equitorial Guinea) |
- World Factbook- Information about Equatorial Guinea
- Atlapedia
- BBC News: Profile: Equatorial Guinea's great survivor
- Washington Post: Equitorial Guinea
- Human Rights Watch: Equatorial Guinea
- Wikipedia: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
- Center for Public Integrity: Making a Killing - The Curious Bonds of Oil Diplomacy
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| 11. Muammar al-Qaddafi (Libya) |
- World Factbook- Information about Libya
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Libya
- Human Rights Watch: Libya
- Wikipedia: Muammar al-Qaddafi
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| 12. King Mswati III (Swaziland) |
- World Factbook - Information about Swaziland
- Atlapedia
- Human Rights Watch: Swaziland
- BBC News Profile: Troubled King Mswati
- CounterPunch News Service: Political Developments in Swaziland
- Wikipedia
- Swaziland: King's government violates human rights
- The King's Birthday Features
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| 13. Isaias Afwerki (Eritrea) |
- World Factbook- Information about Eritrea
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Eritrea
- Isaias Afwerki Biographical Sketch
- Afwerki Links
- Report on Human Rights in Eritrea
- Eritrea's Human Rights
- Human Rights Watch: Eritrea
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| 14. Aleksandr Lukashenko (Belarus) |
- World Factbook- Information about Belarus
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Belarus
- BBC News: Profile of Lukashenko
- Sham Elections in Belarus
- Human Rights Watch: Belarus
- Freedom Belarus
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| 15. Fidel Castro (Cuba) |
- World Factbook- Information about Cuba
- Atlapedia
- Wikipedia
- Washington Post: Cuba
- YAHOO! Fidel Castro Category
- No Castro!- Cuban Human Rights Violations
- Human Rights Watch: Cuba
- The Cuban Experience
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| 16. Bashar al-Assad (Syria) |
- World Factbook- Information about Syria
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Syria
- BBC: Profile of al-Assad
- Biography of Bashar al-Assad
- Human Rights Watch: Syria
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| 17. Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan) |
- World Factbook- Information about Pakistan
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Sudan
- YAHOO! Pervez Musharraf Directory
- Report on Human Rights in Sudan
- Human Rights Watch: Pakistan
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| 18. Meles Zenawi (Ethiopia) |
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Wikipedia
- BBC: Profile: Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi
- Human Rights Watch: Ethiopia
- Ethiopia:Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
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19. Boungnang Vorachith (Laos)
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- World Factbook- Information about Laos
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Laos
- Human Rights Watch: Laos
- BBC News: Laos
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| 20. Tran Duc Luong (Vietnam) |
- World Factbook-Information about Vietnam
- Library of Congress Country Study
- Atlapedia
- Washington Post: Vietnam
- Biography of Luong
- Australian Senator Expresses Concerns about Human Rights in Vietnam
- Human Rights in Vietnam
- Human Rights Watch: Vietnam
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