In the 752-page World Report 2022, its 32nd edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in nearly 100 countries. Executive Director Kenneth Roth challenges the conventional wisdom Nigeria. -2.06. Central African Republic. -2.06. Libya. -1.98. Human rights score South Sudan Syria Sudan Myanmar North Korea Democratic Republic of Congo Iraq Afghanistan Philippines Yemen The 32nd edition of Human Rights Watch's world report reviewed human rights practices in nearly 100 countries. According to the report, the Cuban government "continues to repress and punish Global trends to stifle independent and critical voices gathered steam in 2021 as governments deployed a widening gamut of tools and tactics. Human rights defenders, NGOs, media outlets and opposition leaders were the targets of unlawful detention, torture and enforced disappearance, many under the smokescreen of the pandemic. By adopting robust supply chain regulation, countries will create a new international expectation for responsible behavior for businesses, and more rigorous human rights safeguards for millions of States break silence to condemn Egypt’s abuses at UN rights body. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world expressed their strong support today for a joint declaration by UN member states condemning the human rights situation in Egypt which was delivered at the UN Human Rights Council. In the declaration governments OHCHR and migration. About migration and human rights. An estimated 281 million people, approximately 3.6% of the world’s population, currently live outside their country of origin, many of whose migration is characterized by varying degrees of compulsion. Notwithstanding that many migrants choose to leave their countries of origin each year Leahy Law. The Leahy Laws or Leahy amendments are U.S. human rights laws that prohibit the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense from providing military assistance to foreign security force units that violate human rights with impunity. [1] It is named after its principal sponsor, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont). Here is a summary of what the report found for each of the 10 countries identified in the gallery above: enforced disappearances and other human rights violations. Human rights organizations Preface. For nearly five decades, the United States has issued the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which strive to provide a factual and objective record on the status of human rights worldwide – in 2021, covering 198 countries and territories. XpUxQZS.