Report: rights not defended

The government has failed to meet its obligations in upholding civil and political rights, human rights groups have alleged. A report, released yesterday ahead of a UN Human Rights Committee session later this month, documents what the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and local rights groups Adhoc and Licadho describe as the “government’s failure to respect, protect, and fulfill the fundamental civil and political rights guaranteed by” the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). …

Daniel Pye
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