Antigua and Barbuda Population: 68,320 (July 2004 est.) Capital: Saint John's (Antigua) [ Select Another Country ]

Antigua and Barbuda Human Rights Report

The Human Rights report is submitted to the Congress of the United States of America by the Department of State. Reports address internationally recognized human rights issues for countries which receive assistance through the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and all other foreign countries which are members of the United Nations and which are not otherwise the subject of a human rights report under this act.

» Introduction :	An Overview of This Report
» Section 1a :	Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
» Section 1b :	Disappearance
» Section 1c :	Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
» Section 1d :	Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and Exile
» Section 1e :	Denial of Fair Public Trial
» Section 1f :	Arbitrary Interference With Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence
» Section 2a :	Freedom of Speech and Press
» Section 2b :	Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
» Section 2c :	Freedom of Religion
» Section 2d :	Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation
» Section 3 :	Respect for Political Rights: The Right of Citizens to Change their Government
» Section 4 :	Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights
» Section 5 :	Discrimination Based on Race, Sex, Religion, Disability, Language, or Social Status
» Section 6a :	The Right of Association
» Section 6b :	The Right to Organize and Bargain Collectively
» Section 6c :	Prohibition of Forced or Compulsory Labor
» Section 6d :	Status of Child Labor Practices and Minimum Age for Employment
» Section 6e :	Acceptable Conditions of Work
» Section 6f :	Trafficking in Persons