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PTS-2018 - Release: 2019-08-08 
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+ added PTS_H, and PTS_S scores for 2018
+ changed Country variable value Swaziland to Eswatini
+ changed Country variable value Macedonia to North Macedonia
+ added back-coded scores for previously uncoded U.S. State Department reports
	- Andorra 1994
	- Andorra 1995
	- Andorra 1999
	- Andorra 2002
	- Andorra 2004
	- Andorra 2006
	- Antigua and Barbuda 2006
	- Antigua and Barbuda 2011
	- Belize 1983
	- Bhutan 1980
	- Bhutan 1981
	- Bhutan 1987
	- Chad 1981
	- Cyprus 1992
	- Cyprus 1993
	- Dominica 1989
	- Dominica 1992
	- Dominica 2012
	- Dominica 2013
	- Fiji 1989
	- Fiji 1991
	- Iran 1978
	- Kiribati 1999
	- Kiribati 2004
	- Lebanon 1981
	- Lebanon 1982
	- Liechtenstein 2001
	- Malawi 1987
	- Micronesia, Federated States of 2004
	- Monaco 2003
	- Monaco 2005
	- Monaco 2010
	- Mongolia 1989
	- Mongolia 1990
	- Montenegro 2006
	- Namibia 1981
	- Palau 2000
	- Palau 2001
	- Palau 2005
	- Palau 2006
	- Palau 2007
	- Palau 2010
	- St. Kitts and Nevis 2012
	- San Marino 2004
	- San Marino 2010
	- Tonga 2005
	- Tuvalu 1993
	- Western Sahara 2009
	- Western Sahara 2011
+ added PTS_A scores for 2018 based on Amnesty International's regional report: 
	'HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: REVIEW OF 2018' in lieu 
	of the annual 'AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT: THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S HUMAN
	RIGHTS' which was not published this year  
+ updated NA_Status_S indicator to reflect newly added scores
+ updated codebook (Version 1.20)

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PTS-2018 - Release: 2018-12-06 
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+ added PTS_A, PTS_H, and PTS_S scores for 2017
+ changed the PTS_S score for Mexico for the year 2016 from 2 to 4
+ updated codebook (Version 1.10)

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PTS-2017 - Release: 2017-10-11 
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+ added PTS_A, PTS_H, and PTS_S scores for 2016
+ added variable NA_Status_A, NA_Status_H, and NA_Status_S to characterize NAs
+ added PTS-Codebook (Version 1.00)

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PTS-2016 - Release: 2016-09-09 
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+ renamed variables PTS-a, PTS-h, and PTS-s to PTS_A, PTS_H, and PTS_S
+ added PTS_A, PTS_H, and PTS_S scores for 2015
+ added a new Country variable (changing country names to official names)
+ renamed old Country variable to Country_OLD
+ added entries for observations with missing reports and/or scores
+ revised, updated, and added identifiers and country codes:
	COW_Code_A
	COW_Code_N
	WorldBank_Code_A
	UN_Code_N
	Region
+ removed old identifiers and country codes
+ transitioned to the report-year format for the Excel release
+ added data archive