Belgium Still Has Work to Do as a Human Rights Champion, Says Amnesty International

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In order to live up to its human rights ambitions, Belgium must add more action to the word, Amnesty International denounces. ...

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In its latest annual report, human rights organization Amnesty International warns of a "predatory world order" in which international law is undermined for power and profit. Belgium also receives fierce criticism: the organization denounces the gap between our role as champions of human rights and the abuses in asylum reception centers and in our prisons.

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Belgium makes provision for too few places for persons seeking international protection, which leads to human rights violations, according to Amnesty International's annual report on the situation of human rights in the world on Tuesday. The NGO is also concerned about threats to the rule of law. If Belgium likes to present itself as a human rights singer, it is in fact still trying to ensure that its actions are in line with its words, said Car…