Publisher's Synopsis
Cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, punishment, and torture by LDF members and police, and societal abuse of women and children were the most significant human rights problems in the country.Other human rights problems included lengthy pretrial detention, long trial delays, and official corruption. Societal abuses included stigmatization of persons with disabilities, human trafficking, discrimination against persons with HIV/AIDS, and child labor.The government did not take steps to prosecute officials who committed abuses, whether in the security services or elsewhere in the government; impunity remained a significant problem.
