Reply #52: Don't forget one of the worst human rights abusers on earth: [View All]

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Equatorial Guinea:

The use of torture in prisons continued to be widespread, and foreign journalists were banned from covering elections.
Equatorial Guinea is considered one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and Obiang continue(s) to amass huge personal profits from the oil windfall.
The 1992 press law authorizes government censorship. All journalists are required to register with the government. There are no effective human rights organizations in the country. Security forces generally act with impunity. Prison conditions, especially in the notorious Black Beach prison, are extremely harsh. The authorities have been accused of widespread human rights abuses, including torture, detention of political opponents, and extrajudicial killings. Constitutional and legal guarantees of equality for women are largely ignored, and violence against women is reportedly widespread.
Equatorial Guinea’s civil liberties rating declined due to an intensification of the environment of fear stemming from the widespread use of torture in prisons.

Torture and mass murder are OK if Exxon has a deal!