Samoa: 2015 Human Rights Report

By U.S. Department of State

The principal human rights problems were poor prison conditions and domestic violence against women.Other human rights problems included lack of accountability of and adherence to the rule of law by village "fonos" (councils of matai), abuse of children, and discrimination against women and nonmatai.The government took steps to prosecute officials who committed abuses. There were no reports of impunity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536883395
• ISBN13: 9781536883398
• Release Date: August 2016
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• Length: 24 Pages
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