Human rights in Europe: Difference between revisions

'''Human rights in Europe''' are generally upheld. However, several human rights infringements exist, ranging from the treatment of [[asylum seekers]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.amnesty.eu/en/press-releases/all-0565/|title=Asylum-seekers aren't criminals|date=7 May 2012|location=Brussels|access-date=28 May 2012|publisher=Amnesty International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602221839/http://www.amnesty.eu/en/press-releases/all-0565/|archive-date=2 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> to [[police brutality]]. The 2012 [[Amnesty International]] Annual Report points to problems in several European countries.<ref name=2012-report>{{cite press release|url=http://www.amnesty.eu/content/assets/AIR12-Report-English.pdf|publisher=Amnesty International|title=Amnesty International Annual Report 2012|access-date=2012-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064833/http://www.amnesty.eu/content/assets/AIR12-Report-English.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the most accused is [[Belarus]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/country.asp?s=gi&urn=Belarus|title=Belarus|publisher=Christian Solidarity Worldwide}}</ref> the only country in Europe that, according to ''The Economist'', has an [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian government]]. All other European countries are considered to have "some form of democratic government", having either the "full democracy", "flawed democracy", or a "[[hybrid regime]]".<ref name="economist.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/DEMOCRACY_INDEX_2007_v3.pdf|newspaper=The Economist; Democracy Index |title=The Economist Intelligence Unit's index of democracy|first=Laza|last=Kekic}}</ref>