Special Report
May, 2002

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Appendix 2:
IMET Training* & Human Rights Abuse: The Official Record

* Figures in thousands.

Country

IMET FY 2001

IMET FY 2002

IMET FY 2003 Request

Quotes from State Department Human Rights Report issued in March 2002

AFRICA
Algeria

121

 200 500 Despite continued improvements, particularly in addressing problems of torture and arbitrary detention, the human rights situation remained generally poor.
Angola   100 100 The Government's human rights record remained poor… Members of the security forces committed extrajudicial killings, were responsible for disappearances, and tortured, beat, raped, and otherwise abused persons.
Cameroon

223

 190 200 The Government's human rights record remained generally poor, and it continued to commit numerous serious abuses… Security forces committed numerous extrajudicial killings and were responsible for disappearances. They also tortured and otherwise abused detainees, generally with impunity.
Central African Republic

116

 110 110 The Government's poor human rights record worsened in some areas… Security forces continued to commit extrajudicial killings, including government-approved executions of suspected bandits.
Chad

173

 130 130 The Government's human rights record remained poor…. State security forces committed extrajudicial killings and disappearances, and they continued to torture, beat, and abuse persons.

Congo, Democratic Republic

86

 110 110 The Government's human rights record remained poor, and it continued to commit numerous, serious abuses… Security forces were responsible for extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture, beatings, rape, and other abuses.
Djibouti

132

 160 185 The Government's human rights record remained poor … Members of the security forces continued to commit extrajudicial killings. There were credible reports that security forces beat, otherwise abused, and at times tortured detainees.
Eritrea

155

 375 400 The Government's poor human rights record worsened, and it committed serious abuses…Many observers believe that the police occasionally resorted to torture and physical beatings of prisoners, particularly during interrogations.
Ethiopia   475 500 The Government's human rights record remained poor; although there were some improvements in a few areas, serious problems remained. Security forces committed a number of extrajudicial killings.

Gabon

131

 160 160 The Government's human rights record was generally poor in some areas, and some longstanding human rights abuses continued…The security forces beat and tortured prisoners and detainees; arbitrary arrest and detention were problems.
Guinea

254

 250 250 The Government's human rights record was poor… Extrajudicial killings; disappearances; use of torture, beatings, and rape by police and military personnel; and police abuse of prisoners and detainees. Soldiers, police, and civilian militia groups killed, beat, and raped citizens.
Kenya

443

 600 600 The Government's human rights record remained poor; it continued to commit numerous, serious abuses…Security forces continued to commit extrajudicial killings, torture detainees, use excessive force, rape.
Mauritania

83

 100 100 The Government's human rights record remained generally poor. Police used excessive force, beat, or otherwise abused detainees, and used arbitrary arrest and illegal searches.
Mozambique

200

 215 215 The Government's human rights record remained poor, and although there were some improvements in a few areas, it continued to commit serious abuses. Police continued to commit numerous abuses, including extrajudicial killings, excessive use of force, torture, and other abuses.
Niger

102

 110 110 The Government's human rights record remained generally poor; although there were improvements in several areas, some serious problems remain… Police and members of the security forces beat and otherwise abused persons.
Nigeria

663

 750 800 The Government's human rights record was poor; although improvements continued in several areas during the year, serious problems remain. The national police, army, and security forces committed extrajudicial killings and often used excessive force.
Rwanda

 

100 150 The Government's poor human rights record worsened, and the Government continued to commit numerous, serious abuses; however, there were some improvements in a few areas… The security forces committed extrajudicial killings within the country.
Sierra Leone

130

 200 250 The Government's human rights record was poor in several areas; while there continued to be significant improvements in some areas, serious problems remained… There were numerous deaths in custody.
Swaziland

98

 100 100 The Government's human rights record was generally poor… The Government generally failed to prosecute or otherwise discipline officers who committed abuses.
Tanzania 214 200 230 The Government's human rights record was poor; while there were improvements in a few areas, there continued to be serious problems…Police killed several persons, and regularly threatened or mistreated suspected criminals.
Uganda

100 170 The Government's human rights record was poor … Security forces used excessive force, at times resulting in death, and committed or failed to prevent some extrajudicial killings of suspected rebels and civilians.
Zambia

181

 190 225 The Government's human rights record remained generally poor; however, there were some improvements in a few areas… Police officers reportedly committed several extrajudicial killings and frequently beat and otherwise abused criminal suspects and detainees.
 

EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
Fiji     100

The Government's human rights record remained poor… Ethnically based discrimination remains a serious problem.
Indonesia   400 400 The Government's human rights record remained poor. Security forces were responsible for numerous instances of, at times indiscriminate, shooting of civilians, torture, rape, beatings and other abuse, and arbitrary detention in Aceh, West Timor, Papua (formerly known as Irian Jaya), and elsewhere in the country.
Laos   50 100 The Government's human rights record remained poor throughout the year. Prisoners are abused and tortured, and prison conditions generally are extremely harsh and life threatening.
Malaysia

757

 700 800 The Government generally respected its citizens' rights in some areas; however, its record was poor in a number of other areas, and significant problems remain. Police committed a number of extrajudicial killings.
Philippines 1,436 2,000 2,400 The Government generally respected the human rights of citizens; however, there were serious problems in some areas. Members of the security services were responsible for extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture, and arbitrary arrest and detention; there were allegations by human rights groups that these problems worsened as the Government sought to intensify its campaign against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
Tonga 100 115 125 The Government's human rights record was generally poor in several areas, and the principal human rights abuse remained severe restrictions on the right of citizens to change their government.
 

EUROPE AND EURASIA
Albania 1,200 800 900

The Government's human rights record was poor in many areas; however, there were some improvements …Police beat and otherwise abused suspects, detainees, and prisoners…. Prison conditions remained poor.
Armenia   400 750 The Government's human rights record remained poor; however, there were improvements in a few areas. …There were deaths in police custody and deaths in the military as a result of mistreatment.
Azerbaijan   400 750 The Government's human rights record remained poor… Some prison inmates and detainees died in part due to mistreatment by the authorities. Police tortured and beat persons in custody and used excessive force to extract confessions. Arbitrary arrest and detention was a problem.
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,109 800 900 The Government's human rights record remained poor; although there were some improvements in a few areas, serious problems remained…. Police continued to abuse and physically mistreat detainees and other citizens.
Georgia 481 850 1,200 The Government's human rights record remained poor and worsened in several areas. Security forces continued to torture, beat, and otherwise abuse detainees.
Kazakhstan 583 800 1,000 The Government's human rights record was poor; although there were significant improvements in a few areas, serious problems remained… Members of the security forces committed a small number of extrajudicial killings during mistreatment of detainees and abuse of military conscripts.
Kyrgyzstan 380 600 1,100 The Government's human rights record remained poor; members of the security forces at times tortured, beat, and otherwise mistreated persons.
Macedonia 741 550 650 The Government's human rights record significantly worsened during the year in the context of the ethnic-Albanian insurgency led by the NLA… Police committed extrajudicial killings and killed civilians during combat operations.
Tajikistan   250 350 The Government's human rights record remained poor. Some members of the security forces committed extrajudicial killings. There were a number of disappearances and kidnappings. Security forces at times tortured, beat, and abused detainees.
Turkey 1,689 2,700 2,800 The Government generally respected its citizens' human rights in a number of areas; however, its record was poor in some areas, and several serious problems remained. Extrajudicial killings continued, including deaths due to excessive use of force and torture.
Turkmenistan 258 450 450 The Government's human rights record remained extremely poor… The Government continued to commit serious human rights abuses, and the authorities severely restricted political and civil liberties.…Security forces continued to beat and otherwise mistreat suspects and prisoners.
Ukraine 1,443 1,700 1,700 The Government's human rights record was poor; however, there were improvements in a few areas. Police and prison officials tortured and beat detainees and prisoners, at times killing them.
Uzbekistan 494 1,000 1,200 The Government's human rights record remained very poor, and it continued to commit numerous serious abuses… Security force mistreatment resulted in the deaths of several citizens in custody… Prison conditions were poor, and pretrial detention can be prolonged.
 

NEAR EAST ASIA
Lebanon 546 600 700

The Government's overall human rights record was poor … Members of the security forces used excessive force and tortured and abused some detainees…. Government abuses also included the arbitrary arrest and detention of persons who were critical of government policies.
Saudi Arabia+   25 25 The Government's human rights record remained poor… Security forces continued to abuse detainees and prisoners, arbitrarily arrest and detain persons.
Yemen 198 450 650 The Government generally respected human rights in some areas; however, its record was poor in several other areas, and serious problems remain…. Members of the security forces killed a number of persons during the year.
+ Saudi Arabia receives a relatively small amount of IMET assistance, but like the other countries on this list has a poor human rights record according to the State Department. Although receiving little direct U.S. military aid or training assistance, Saudi Arabia has received U.S. arms exports totaling $35 billion in the past decade.
 

SOUTH ASIA
Bangladesh 507 600 750

The Government's human rights record remained poor. Police committed a number of extrajudicial killings, and some persons died in police custody under suspicious circumstances. Police routinely used torture, beatings, and other forms of abuse while interrogating suspects. Police frequently beat demonstrators.
Pakistan   1,000 1,000 The Government's human rights record remained poor…Police committed numerous extrajudicial killings.
Sri Lanka 252 275 350 Serious problems in some areas, and the ongoing war with the LTTE continued to lead to serious human rights abuses by both sides. Security forces committed numerous extrajudicial killings during the year. Disappearances also remain a problem. The military and police reportedly tortured detainees.
 

WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Colombia 1,040 1,180 1,180

Government's human rights record remained poor…Government security forces continued to commit serious abuses, including extrajudicial killings.
Dominican Republic 513 500 500 The Government's human rights record was poor. Police committed extrajudicial killings. The police, and to a lesser degree the military, tortured, beat, and otherwise abused detainees and prisoners.
Ecuador 550 625 650 The Government's human rights record was poor in a number of areas and serious problems remain. There were credible reports that police committed extrajudicial killings. Security forces killed several protesters during demonstrations.
Venezuela 485 500 700

There were improvements in some human rights areas during the year; however, the Government's human rights record remained poor or worsened in other areas… The police and military committed extrajudicial killings of criminal suspects at an increased rate… Excessive use of deadly force by police and security forces continued to be a serious problem.

 



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