Abacha enforced authority through the federal security system which is accused of numerous human rights abuses, including infringements on freedom of speech, assembly, association, travel, and violence against women. Source: Internet
AfriForum will now help the men in laying civil claims against the authorities, and more specifically against the respective members who made themselves guilty of these power abuses. Source: Internet
According to Human Rights Watch these partisans are responsible for abuses including war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. Source: Internet
According to Amnesty International (AI), government investigations of such alleged abuses are often lengthy and punishments were light. Source: Internet
Among the reasons the administration gave for its “overt obstruction,” Maloney wrote, “is a fear that the identities and abuses of these employees could become public.” Source: Internet
Allegations of human rights abuses have not ended with the close of the ethnic conflict. citation UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem Pillay visited Sri Lanka in May 2013. Source: Internet