Puerto Rico
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Overview
Hurricane Maria caused deaths and widespread damage to infrastructure, housing and essential services. Protections for transgender people and of freedoms of expression and association suffered setbacks. Austerity measures put human rights at risk. Police used excessive force to quell protests on International Workers’ Day.
Death penalty status
Retentionist
Retains the death penalty in law
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