Between 240 and 310 people remained arbitrarily detained on political grounds. The state’s repressive policies targeted journalists, independent media and human rights defenders. Illegal mining and violence threatened Indigenous peoples’ rights in the Orinoco Mining Arc. Abortion was still criminalized in almost all circumstances. Human rights abuses are not just morally wrong, they are also bad for business. 23 March 2015. Last month’s Global Law Summit discussed the role of business in supporting the rule of law and responsible business practices. But one issue, particularly from governments, needs heightened attention – the need to hold businesses to account for Armed groups committed human rights abuses in at least 36 countries. 61 or more countries locked up prisoners of conscience – people who were simply exercising their rights and freedoms. 122 or more countries tortured or otherwise ill-treated people. Information in this document is not exhaustive and refers to 160 countries where Amnesty The government asserted criticism of its human rights record was an attempt by some countries to cover up their own abuses and that such hypocrisy undermined human rights principles. The United Nations or Other International Bodies: The government emphasized it had ratified a number of UN human rights instruments, but it continued to refuse to Human Rights Defenders. China’s human rights activists often face imprisonment, detention, torture, commitment to psychiatric facilities, house arrest, and intimidation. One of the most severe According to local human rights groups, at least 65 transgender women have been killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since 2015. In April, Musa, a 15-year-old transgender boy was gang-raped and In the 761-page World Report 2021, its 31st edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 100 countries. Syria, and Uganda for serious human rights abuses. By Emma Farge. GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Anti-government protesters barricade roads in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on July 10, 2020. Mali’s human rights situation deteriorated in 2020 amid ongoing abuses by armed Islamist groups, ethnic jh2oNRo.

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