The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights maintained a country office mandated to monitor and report on human rights abuses, and support civil society, but, during 2022, did not
September 11, 2001 changed the situation. Human rights received a set-back as a number of countries decided that fighting terrorism was the key security challenge. This was reasonable enough, but in the process, many of them committed appalling violations of human rights in the name of counter-terrorism.
In November 2021, the US enacted a law to monitor, report on, and address corruption by the Ortega government and human rights abuses by Nicaraguan security forces. In September 2022, the European
Pakistan 2022. Grave human rights violations continued, including enforced disappearances, torture, crackdowns on peaceful protests, attacks against journalists and violence against religious minorities and other marginalized groups. A backlash against legal gains in transgender rights led to growing violence against transgender people.
Back to Search Results. (Jan. 12, 2021) On December 7, 2020, the European Union (EU) enacted its Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to hold perpetrators of serious human rights violations and abuses accountable. The sanctions regime enables the EU to implement targeted restrictive measures no matter who is responsible for the respective
Pointing out appalling human rights violations by countries like Canada, the United States and Britain, Zhao advised them to take concrete measures to address their serious human rights problems, abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the basic norms of international relations, and do good deeds for the sound development of
Civilians and individuals accused of human rights violations were tried by military courts in grossly unfair proceedings. In June, the Tripoli Court of Appeals referred 82 defendants accused of involvement in the Abu Salim prison killings in 1996 to the military judiciary, on the grounds that the crime took place at a military location and the
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