Country Reports
Reports covering a general or specific human rights situation in a country of origin. May include reports on the situation of asylum-seekers or refugees in countries of asylum.
- Afghanistan 33
- Albania 4
- Algeria 10
- Angola 17
- Argentina 4
- Armenia 3
- Australia 2
- Austria 1
- Azerbaijan 7
- Bahrain 13
- Bangladesh 21
- Belarus 9
- Belgium 1
- Bhutan 2
- Bolivia 3
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 25
- Brazil 10
- Bulgaria 3
- Burundi 16
- Cambodia 17
- Cameroon 2
- Canada 5
- Central African Republic 8
- Chad 10
- Chile 5
- China 47
- Colombia 19
- Comoros 1
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31
- Congo, Republic of the 1
- Croatia 15
- Cuba 7
- Czech Republic 1
- Côte d'Ivoire 19
- Dominican Republic 2
- Ecuador 3
- Egypt 27
- El Salvador 4
- Equatorial Guinea 1
- Eritrea 9
- Ethiopia 28
- Fiji 2
- France 4
- Gambia 1
- Georgia 9
- Germany 2
- Ghana 3
- Greece 7
- Guatemala 7
- Guinea 13
- Guinea-Bissau 2
- Haiti 11
- Honduras 5
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 4
- Hungary 4
- India 37
- Indonesia 43
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 25
- Iraq 45
- Israel 33
- Italy 5
- Jamaica 3
- Japan 2
- Jordan 16
- Kazakhstan 8
- Kenya 27
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 6
- Korea, Republic of 1
- Kuwait 10
- Kyrgyzstan 9
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 1
- Lebanon 18
- Lesotho 1
- Liberia 13
- Libya 16
- Malawi 2
- Malaysia 13
- Malta 1
- Mexico 20
- Montenegro 8
- Morocco 19
- Mozambique 1
- Myanmar 34
- Nauru 1
- Nepal 19
- Netherlands 3
- Nicaragua 1
- Niger 1
- Nigeria 32
- Oman 1
- Pakistan 20
- Palestine, State of 30
- Panama 1
- Papua New Guinea 7
- Peru 8
- Philippines 12
- Qatar 1
- Romania 3
- Russian Federation 49
- Rwanda 22
- Sao Tome and Principe 1
- Saudi Arabia 19
- Senegal 3
- Serbia 27
- Sierra Leone 13
- Singapore 2
- Slovakia 1
- Somalia 18
- South Africa 21
- South Sudan 10
- Spain 10
- Sri Lanka 21
- Sudan 40
- Sweden 2
- Switzerland 1
- Syrian Arab Republic 38
- Tajikistan 6
- Tanzania, United Republic of 5
- Thailand 16
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 4
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) 6
- Togo 1
- Tunisia 14
- Turkey 26
- Turkmenistan 4
- Uganda 29
- Ukraine 9
- United Arab Emirates 9
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14
- United States of America 77
- Uzbekistan 17
- Venezuela 8
- Viet Nam 16
- Western Sahara Territory 3
- Yemen 26
- Zambia 9
- Zimbabwe 25
- Abduction 41
- Abuse of psychiatry 7
- Access to procedures 21
- Access to water 7
- Acehnese 1
- Administrative courts 2
- Agents of persecution 1
- Ahmadis 1
- Airports 1
- Albanians 1
- Anti-terrorism law 11
- Anuak 1
- Appeal / Right to appeal 3
- Arabs 1
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 204
- Armed attacks on camps 5
- Armed forces / Military 53
- Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 124
- Ashkaelian 1
- Asylum policy 5
- Asylum-migration nexus 3
- Asylum-seekers 33
- Baha'i 1
- Bail 1
- Baluchis 1
- Bedoon 5
- Border conflict 1
- Border controls 7
- Border crossers 4
- Buddhist 5
- Burden of proof 1
- Camp management 1
- Carrier sanctions 1
- Ceasefire 7
- Chechen 2
- Child labour 32
- Child prostitution 3
- Child soldiers 41
- Children's rights 64
- Children-at-risk 76
- Chin 1
- Chinese 1
- Christian 5
- Citizenship / Nationality law 1
- Civil and political rights 27
- Civil rights legislation 1
- Civil war 16
- Combatants / Former combatants 18
- Communal conflict / Social conflict 11
- Confidentiality 1
- Conflict resolution 17
- Conflict situation 43
- Constitutional law 22
- Contemporary forms of slavery 9
- Convention against Torture (CAT) 11
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 17
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) 3
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 24
- Corruption 38
- Coup d'état 9
- Crimes against humanity 17
- Crimes against peace 1
- Criminal justice 112
- Death in custody 13
- Death penalty 21
- Death squads 3
- Demobilization / Disarmament 11
- Democracy 2
- Denial of nationality 3
- Deportation / Forcible return 27
- Diplomatic assurances 1
- Disappeared persons 76
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 60
- Domestic violence 23
- Drug trafficking 8
- Economic, social and cultural rights 24
- Effective remedy 50
- Election law 1
- Elections 53
- Embargo 4
- Emergency legislation 2
- Emigrants 1
- Entry / Exit 2
- Equal opportunities 2
- Equality before the law 7
- Eritreans 2
- Ethnic cleansing 10
- Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 6
- Exclusion clauses 1
- Exiles 6
- Expedited procedures 1
- Expulsion 5
- Extradition 1
- Extrajudicial executions 127
- Extreme poverty 8
- Family law 2
- Family reunification 1
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) 4
- Flight by land, air or sea 1
- Forced labour 30
- Forced marriage 11
- Forced relocation 3
- Forced sterilization / Abortion 1
- Foreign occupation 4
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 225
- Freedom of assembly and association 139
- Freedom of conscience 6
- Freedom of expression 175
- Freedom of information 70
- Freedom of movement 33
- Freedom of religion 31
- Freedom of speech 40
- Gang related violence 4
- Gender discrimination 31
- Gender mainstreaming 1
- Gender-based persecution 15
- Genocide 16
- Germans 1
- Good governance 29
- Gross, systematic and large-scale 8
- HIV and AIDS 43
- Habeas corpus 2
- Haitians 3
- Harmful traditional practices 4
- Hazara 2
- Hindu 3
- Hmong 3
- Honour killings 1
- Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 50
- Human Rights Council 5
- Human rights activists 64
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 167
- Human rights courts 1
- Human rights law 8
- Human rights monitors 38
- Humanitarian assistance 9
- Hutus 1
- IDP camps 10
- Illegal entry 2
- Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants 9
- Immigrants 16
- Immigration Detention 26
- Immigration control after entry 4
- Immigration law 1
- Impunity 128
- Independence of judiciary 40
- Indigenous persons 4
- Ingush 2
- Integration 3
- Internal armed conflict 28
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 56
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 5
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 47
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) 16
- International armed conflict 8
- International courts and tribunals 19
- International criminal law 6
- International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 34
- Involuntary repatriation 5
- Jehovah's Witness 1
- Jew 1
- Juvenile justice system 2
- Kachin 1
- Karen 1
- Khmer 1
- Koreans 1
- Kunama 1
- Kurd 17
- Labour law 18
- Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 10
- Laws relating to religion 4
- Legal representation / Legal aid 19
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 38
- Livelihoods 7
- Malays 1
- Mapuche 1
- Mass exodus 2
- Maternal and child health care 21
- Medical screening 2
- Mental health 9
- Mentally disadvantaged persons 8
- Mercenaries 3
- Migrant rights 28
- Migrants 62
- Military courts 9
- Military law 9
- Military operations 30
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 25
- Minorities 34
- Minority rights 10
- Montagnards 4
- Muslim 12
- National security / Public order 3
- Naturalization 1
- Nepalis 1
- Non-refoulement 7
- Non-state agents of persecution 10
- Opposition 51
- Oromo 1
- Palestinian 6
- Passports 2
- Peace agreements 10
- Peace process 13
- Peacekeeping 13
- Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation 4
- Persecution based on nationality 2
- Persecution based on political opinion 68
- Persecution of family members 5
- Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 17
- Persons with disabilities 21
- Police 128
- Political groups 20
- Political parties 39
- Political situation 92
- Polygamy 2
- Pre-trial detention 43
- Prevention of discrimination 2
- Prison or detention conditions 106
- Property restitution 8
- Prosecution vs persecution 1
- Prostitution / Commercial sex work 9
- Protection of camps 1
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 47
- Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest 20
- Public health 48
- Racial / Ethnic persecution 53
- Racism / Xenophobia / Hate Crimes 1
- Reconciliation 5
- Referendum 1
- Refoulement 12
- Refugee / Asylum law 5
- Refugee camps 16
- Refugee identity documents 2
- Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 4
- Refugees 58
- Refugees sur place 1
- Registration 7
- Reintegration 6
- Rejection at border 2
- Religious discrimination 18
- Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 24
- Rescue at sea / Interception at sea 2
- Resettlement 6
- Return conditions 6
- Returnees 9
- Right to a nationality 3
- Right to development 1
- Right to education 63
- Right to employment 16
- Right to family life 11
- Right to food 11
- Right to health 49
- Right to justice 28
- Right to leave 4
- Right to liberty and security 10
- Right to life 10
- Right to return 2
- Right to seek asylum 8
- Rights of non-citizens 1
- Rohingya (Arakanese) 6
- Roma 7
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 104
- SGBV 147
- Safe third country 1
- Sale of children 1
- Security forces 149
- Security situation 104
- Serb 2
- Sexual and reproductive rights 11
- Shabak 1
- Sharia law 5
- Shia 5
- Single heads of household 2
- Single procedure 1
- Smuggling of persons 3
- Social group discrimination 16
- Social group persecution 9
- Somalis 3
- Spontaneous return 2
- State of emergency 4
- State protection 6
- Statelessness 7
- Sufi 1
- Sunni 2
- Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 1
- Tamil 5
- Temporary admission 1
- Temporary protection 1
- Terrorism 36
- Threats / Intimidation 1
- Tibetan 7
- Torture 21
- Trafficking in persons 15
- Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) 7
- Turkmen 1
- Tutsis 1
- Uighur 3
- Unaccompanied / Separated children 12
- Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 15
- Unlawful departure 1
- Urban refugees 1
- Uzbek 1
- Visas 7
- Voluntary repatriation 8
- War crimes 30
- Witnesses 10
- Women's rights 55
- Women-at-risk 55
- Work permits 2
- Yazīdī 1
- Zoroastrian 1
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