A majority of the world’s countries torture or mistreat their citizens and more people are at risk this year from the threat of violent armed groups, according to a far-reaching report by human rights group Amnesty International.
Since 2013, there has been a growth in the number of armed groups operating inside countries; today 35 countries, or one out of every five countries Amnesty surveyed, have a “significant” presence of armed groups such as Russia-backed rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine and warring militias in the Central African Republic and Libya. Amnesty say this report is the first time they’ve measured a …read more
Source: Newsweek
