Washington – The US State Department’s annual Human Rights Report for 2020 has highlighted significant issues of arbitrary killings, detention and major lapses within the judiciary branch of government. In the report released this week, the report cites arbitrary killings by police; cases of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by police; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions. According to the report, there were occasional reports that government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. “The child died on April 20, reportedly as a result of an injury he sustained after six LNP officers allegedly kicked over a pot of hot water that fell on him. The union’s National Media Council, launched in 2017 to address court cases against the media, continued to mediate cases during the year.

Source: Front Page Africa April 01, 2021 07:41 UTC