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Belize: Human Rights

Belize: Human Rights

United States Department of Defense

Paperback

Series: Human Rights

Social Movements

ISBN10: 1502826615
ISBN13: 9781502826619
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Oct 14 2014
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.05 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
Belize is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. In March 2012 Prime Minister Dean Barrow's United Democratic Party (UDP) won 17 of the 31 seats in the House of Representatives following generally free and fair multi-party elections, albeit with some allegations of irregularities. Authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over the security forces. Security forces allegedly committed human rights abuses. The most important human rights abuses included the use of excessive force by security forces, lengthy pretrial detention, and harassment and threats based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Other human rights problems included domestic violence, discrimination against women, sexual abuse of children, trafficking in persons, and child labor. In some cases the government took steps to prosecute officials who committed abuses, both administratively and through the courts, but successful prosecutions generally were limited in number and tended to involve less severe infractions. The prime minister disciplined two ministers for improper behavior, including removing one from a cabinet position. There was some impunity for high-ranking officials, but many lower ranking officials faced disciplinary action and/or criminal charges for alleged abuses.

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