Human rights in Belgium
According to international observers, human rights in Belgium are generally respected and the law and the judiciary provides effective means of addressing individual instances of abuse. However, some concerns have been reported by international human rights officials over the treatment of asylum seekers, prison overcrowding and the banning of full face veils. Capital punishment in Belgium is fully abolished and a prohibition on the death penalty is included in the Constitution of Belgium. Belgium was a founding member of the European Union and the Council of Europe and a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights. Belgium has minimal issues regarding corruption and was ranked 15 out of 167 countries surveyed in Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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Human rights in Belgium
According to international observers, human rights in Belgium are generally respected and the law and the judiciary provides effective means of addressing individual instances of abuse. However, some concerns have been reported by international human rights officials over the treatment of asylum seekers, prison overcrowding and the banning of full face veils. Capital punishment in Belgium is fully abolished and a prohibition on the death penalty is included in the Constitution of Belgium. Belgium was a founding member of the European Union and the Council of Europe and a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights. Belgium has minimal issues regarding corruption and was ranked 15 out of 167 countries surveyed in Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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According to international obs ...... Corruption Perceptions Index.
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La Belgique garantit la libert ...... ise Reporters sans frontières.
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وفقًا للمراقبين الدوليين، فإن ...... الشفافية الدولية في عام 2015.
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According to international obs ...... Corruption Perceptions Index.
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La Belgique garantit la libert ...... le mariage homosexuel en 2003.
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وفقًا للمراقبين الدوليين، فإن ...... الشفافية الدولية في عام 2015.
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Droits de l'homme en Belgique
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Human rights in Belgium
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حقوق الإنسان في بلجيكا
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