US on human rights violations
The report on Human Rights 2008 for the Dominican Republic published by the United States Department of State indicates that serious problems persist with the human rights situation in the country because illegal killings, beatings of suspects, limited access to justice, corruption and violence against women and minors continues. The broad report tells of an increase of 37% in violent deaths with respect to 2007, and attributes 19% of these to the National Police. It adds that the law enforcement institution continued the practice of torturing prisoners and unarmed civilians, requested bribes from citizens and carried out arbitrary arrests and detentions. Nevertheless, the report indicates that 312 agents were discharged and 563 were punished for these practices. The judicial system was also accused of its share of violations. The report attributes inefficiency and corruption within the justice department to the significant number of accused who were granted bail only to [...]
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