POLS 3212 Lecture 18: POLS 3212.001 10.12.18
Document Summary
Islamist armed groups allied to al-qaeda government forces conducted counterterrorism operations - arbitrary arrests, summary executions, torture, and ill-treatment. Long history of migration and emigration driven by poverty, conflict, demographic pressure, unemployment, food insecurity, and droughts. High infant, child, maternal mortality and fertility rates short birth intervals, the prevalence of female genital cutting limited access to and adoption of family planning, early childbearing the lack of female education and empowerment. Torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. According to human rights watch (hrw), armed forces personnel committed extrajudicial killings and torture of persons accused of supporting islamist armed groups. In violation of iccpr- article 6(life), article 7(torture); cat article 1. Armed groups including those allied with the government, continued to recruit and use child soldiers; children were denied the right to education because of insecurity. In violation of icescr article 13(education); crc article 6(life), article 19.