"Yet if it's misconstrued as the power to so easily deprive vulnerable minority groups of basic Constitutional rights, then we've lost the check and balances".
These laws, promulgated during the dictatorial rule of General Zia, stripped minorities of their basic rights.
The Muslim Brotherhood's marginalization of women (along with religious minorities like Coptic Christians) and the denial of basic civil liberties and rights are their fatal flaws.
Ahmed Shaheed's latest report charges the Islamic republic with cases of torture, executions, illegal arrests of journalists, forced confessions and denial of basic rights to religious, ethnic and sexual minorities.
Additionally, there are more subtle but nonetheless important right violations that may impact on health, such as the absence of basic health care systems or tolerance of discrimination against minority groups [ 2].
"The EU also condemns the atrocities and abuses of basic human rights, in particular when committed against targeted religious minorities and most vulnerable groups".
The universal provision of basic social services and targeted support for disadvantaged groups, such as women, people with disabilities, older people and minority groups, is a key plank of the flagship report of the UN Development Programme UNDPP).
The result is a slippery foundation for the future: a number of basic rights — including freedom of the press, due process for justice, and equality for women and minorities — aren't adequately protected.
Lack of basic sanitation.
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