Cyprus: 2015 Human Rights Report

By U.S. Department of State

The most significant problems during the year remained trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation and labor; police abuse and degrading treatment of persons in custody and asylum seekers; and violence against women, including spousal abuse.Other problems during the year included: prison overcrowding; lack of separation of pretrial detainees from convicted criminals; prolonged detention of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in prison-like conditions; deportation of rejected asylum seekers before they had an opportunity to appeal their asylum decision; lack of full access to and administration of some religious sites; government corruption; incidents of violence against children; instances of discrimination and violence against members of minority ethnic and national groups; and societal discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex (LGBTI) persons.The government investigated and prosecuted corruption and officials who committed violations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1535465093
• ISBN13: 9781535465090
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"