| Cabo Verde: 2015 Human Rights Report Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press (Editor), United States Department of State (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535451815 ISBN-13: 9781535451819 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.05" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.18 lbs) 24 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The most serious human rights problems occurred in the following areas: police violence toward prisoners and detainees, delayed trials, and violence and discrimination against women.Other human rights problems included trafficking in persons, child abuse, some instances of child sexual exploitation, and child labor. Additionally, societal discrimination against women was common.Although the government took steps to prosecute and punish public officials who committed human rights abuses, the process was lengthy. The National Police took disciplinary action against officials who acted outside the law, but lack of a single authority to monitor or oversee cases or complaints made it difficult to track cases. Government and other state institutions sometimes downplayed or disregarded police abuses. |