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Both films deal with corruption and human rights abuses by the Iranian regime, and center on foreign journalists (played by Caviezel) whose rights are infringed upon and violated by the Iranian antagonists. [5] The film was theatrically released in the United States by Cloudburst Entertainment on September 18, 2020.
The Allard Prize for International Integrity is one of the world's largest prizes dedicated to the fight against corruption and the protection of human rights. [1] The prize is awarded biennially to an individual, movement or organization that has "demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability and the Rule of ...
The Association for Human Rights in Central Asia is constantly working to monitor the human rights situation and the rule of law in this region. Representatives of the Association regularly report relevant information to the international community on the situation of political prisoners, civil activists and human rights defenders [23] in the ...
In late 2011, Human Rights Watch confronted the World Bank and the Ethiopian government about reports of abuses stemming from the resettlement program in Gambella. These accounts, which it detailed soon after in a report called “Waiting Here for Death,” described a campaign of evictions enforced by arbitrary arrests, beatings, rapes and ...
As panic spreads among the passengers, the hijackers reveal their motivations: they demand the resignation of General Sani Abacha, Nigeria's Defense Minister, and call for an end to government corruption and human rights abuses. Through their defiant actions, the hijackers force the world to confront Nigeria's political instability.
Corruption includes industrial corruption, consisting of large bribes, as well as petty corruption such as a poacher paying off a park ranger to ignore poaching. The presence of fuel extraction and export is unambiguously associated with corruption, whereas mineral exports only increased corruption in poorer countries.
He and his officials used their positions to intimidate and exploit civilians, suppressing political opposition and dissent. Corruption and human rights abuses went unpunished, perpetuating a culture of impunity. [7] [8] The Uranium Gate scandal saw Tandja's regime embezzle funds meant for the development of the uranium industry. [9]
Global Witness is an international NGO that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide. The organisation has offices in London and Washington, D.C.