Kenneth Roth. In 2021, Eswatini, an absolute monarchy ruled by King Mswati III since 1986, was rocked by waves of protests amid a drastic deterioration in the human rights situation and lack of
Asia And The Pacific 2022. There were faint glimmers of hope for human rights in the Asia-Pacific region, with modest gains in the rights of women and LGBTI people in several countries, a new law criminalizing torture in Pakistan and the abolition of the death penalty in Papua New Guinea. Yet, the overall picture remained bleak.
At yearâs end, Japarov had advanced a new draft constitution that could reshape Kyrgyzstanâs political system in the mold of its authoritarian neighbors. The country earned an 11-point score declineâthe largest in Freedom in the World 2021 âand its status declined to Not Free. The second-largest decline in this yearâs report occurred
In many countries, peopleâs physical integrity and private and political civil liberties were not respected by their governments. The chart shows â based on data from Varieties of Democracy â that countries received an average score of only 0.3, on a scale from 0 to 1 (most rights).
LONDON -- The mass execution of 81 people in one day by Saudi Arabia, condemned by activist groups as a âmassacre,â has prompted fresh fears that the kingdomâs human rights record will once
Human rights organizations asserted the law is in violation of Article 21 of the constitution and continued to call for its repeal, citing numerous alleged human rights violations. The Public Safety Act (PSA), which applies only in Jammu and Kashmir, permits authorities to detain persons without charge or judicial review for up to two years
Overview. President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), which have ruled Turkey since 2002, have become increasingly authoritarian in recent years, consolidating significant power through constitutional changes and by imprisoning opponents and critics. A deepening economic crisis and the upcoming elections in 2023
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human rights violations by country ranking