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In areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the human rights record has remained considerably poor [when?], and serious abuses have been committed. Unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, rape, and arbitrary arrest and detention by security forces increased during the year, and the transitional government took few actions to punish harsh people.
Haiti's Constitution and written laws meet most international human rights standards. [1] In practice, many provisions are not respected. [1] The government's human rights record is poor. [1] Political killings, kidnapping, torture, and unlawful incarceration are common unofficial practices, especially during periods of coups or attempted coups ...
D.R. Congo: Gold Fuels Massive Human Rights Atrocities, HRW, June 2, 2005 Nothing New in Ituri: the violence continues (PDF), report by Médecins Sans Frontières , August 1, 2005 A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Michael Deibert, Special to CorpWatch, June 28, 2008 Archived August 19, 2017 ...
Its aim was to map the most serious violations of human rights, together with violations of international humanitarian law, committed within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In doing this it was to assess the capacities within the national justice system to deal appropriately with such human rights violations and to formulate a series of ...
The report uses 12 factors to determine the rating for each nation, including security threats, economic implosion, human rights violations and refugee flows. Indicators of a fragile state Fund For Peace ranks (between 0 and 10) the following factors to determine the overall status of a country on the index.
The long history of violence has led to a culture of desensitization, lacking respect for international norms of human rights, and inadequate education. [9] Today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly the eastern region of the country, is known as the rape capital of the world. [7]
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As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the UDHR, Haiti is facing a catastrophic human rights situation. It is in a serious political and security crisis. Armed gangs’ acts of violence by ...