The government continued to rely on vague Penal Code provisions and tried to introduce additional new laws to counter dissent and suppress freedom of expression, resulting in further arbitrary arrests and detentions. Concerns persisted over the ill-treatment of activists in prisons across the country. LGBTI people’s rights lacked meaningful protection in both law and practice. The government abolished the death penalty for eight crimes.
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