Authorities repressed the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and subjected their critics to arbitrary arrest and detention. The native stateless (Bidun) population remained subject to systematic discrimination. Women and girls faced discrimination. Tens of thousands of people, mostly women, had their Kuwaiti nationalities revoked. Migrant workers faced abuse, including mass summary deportations. Authorities retained the death penalty and carried out executions.
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