21. Forced labor also clashes with guarantees of freedom from arbitrary detention and the right to due process under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 22. He said the military also was guilty of unlawful arrests, arbitrary detention, disappearances, excessive surveillance and destruction of property in the region. 23. Human rights groups have accused Russian troops of committing widespread atrocities in Chechnya, including arbitrary detentions and summary executions, though few are ever prosecuted. 24. Human rights groups have said Russian troops routinely commit atrocities in Chechnya that go unpunished, including arbitrary detentions and summary executions. 25. In government-controlled areas, it cited frequent use of torture, arbitrary detentions, intimidation and harassment of civilians and restrictions on freedom of religion. 26. International human rights groups and Western governments have protested against arbitrary detentions, torture, beatings and even killings by the military during the sweeps. 27. International human rights groups and Western governments say the sweeps often result in arbitrary detentions, torture, beatings and killings. 28. It alleged arbitrary detention of political activists even those who committed no violent acts, but may have slandered King Hussein in public. 29. It alleged arbitrary detention of political activists who may have slandered King Hussein in public but committed no violent acts. 30. It welcomed an Indonesian commitment to allow U.N. experts on arbitrary detention to visit the territory. |