Question

What are some human righ cases in Asia or Africa today?

Answer 1

HUMAN RIGHTS CASES IN AFRICA:-

Africa is marred in atrocities and human rights violations. Each year various organisations release reports on the word’s best and worst countries and alongside the Middle East, a multitude of African countries continue to hold their baton of the world’s worst. We took a look at Africa’s worst human rights violators as well as the organisations fighting to change that.

According to US-based rights group Human Rights Watch, many African governments regularly impose new restrictions on opponents, journalists and rights activists, often to suit electoral goals.

It said the worst situations of this nature were in Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda, where freedom of speech, particularly during an election is severely restricted with journalists and protesters regularly killed or jailed.

Their report added that countries including Ethiopia, Angola, Zimbabwe and Swaziland, chose to ignore calls to reform draconian laws and policies meant to suppress any potential opposition.

Human Rights Watch also accused the Sudanese military of using rape as a weapon of war in the Darfur region.

It added that Somalia's government is still unable to provide basic security in the areas under its control, as al-Shabaab militants continue to attack both government and civilian targets.

The Ibrahim Index of African Governance scores 52 African nations on areas like human rights, sustainable economic opportunity and rule of law. The most recent results saw Mauritius coming out on top with Somalia at the bottom. The good news is that forty-six countries have improved over the past twelve years, according to the index.