Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Dans quelle mesure la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée respecte-t-elle les droits humains ?
Consulter les onglets ci-dessous pour en savoir plus.
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée en un coup d'œil
Qualité de vie
Droits économiques et sociaux
(2021)
Score global
N/A
Dans quelle mesure la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée exploite-t-elle les possibilités offertes par son niveau de revenu ?
Droit au/à la/l'
0
% du référentiel ajusté aux revenus atteint
Score HRMI
100%
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Intégrité Physique
Droits civils et politiques
(2023)
Score global
5,7
Dans quelle mesure le gouvernement de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée respecte-t-il chaque droit ?
Droit à la liberté de la/l'
0
Note
10
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Autonomisation
Droits civils et politiques
(2023)
Score global
6,2
Dans quelle mesure le gouvernement de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée respecte-t-il chaque droit ?
Droit au/à la/l'
0
Note
10
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Qualité de vie
Par rapport aux autres pays en Pacifique la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée se situe plus bas que la moyenne lorsque nous examinons les droits pour lesquels nous avons des données (cette comparaison est établie grâce au niveau de performance « Adapté en fonction des revenus »).
Pour modifier le critère de performance ou la norme d'évaluation, veuillez cliquer sur « Changer de vue » ci-dessus
Intégrité Physique
La note d' Intégrité Physique de 5,7 sur 10 de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée suggère que de très nombreuses personnes ne sont pas à l'abri d'un ou de plusieurs des éléments suivants: une arrestation arbitraire, de la torture ou des mauvais traitements, une disparition forcée, une exécution ou un assassinat extrajudiciaire.
Par rapport aux autres pays en Pacifique la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée se situe plus bas que la moyenne concernant les droits d'intégrité physique.
Autonomisation
La note d' Autonomisation de 6,2 sur 10 de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée suggère que bien que de nombreuses personnes bénéficient de leurs libertés civiles ou politiques (liberté d'expression, réunion et association et droits démocratiques), un nombre important n'en bénéficient pas.
Par rapport aux autres pays en Pacifique la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée se situe proche de la moyenne en matière de droits d'autonomisation.
Qualité de vie - aperçu
(2021)
Dans quelle mesure la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée exploite-t-elle les possibilités offertes par son niveau de revenu ?
Score global
0
% du référentiel ajusté aux revenus atteint
Score HRMI
100%
Droit au/à la/l'
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Par rapport aux autres pays en Pacifique la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée se situe plus bas que la moyenne lorsque nous examinons les droits pour lesquels nous avons des données (cette comparaison est établie grâce au niveau de performance « Adapté en fonction des revenus »).
Pour modifier le critère de performance ou la norme d'évaluation, veuillez cliquer sur « Changer de vue » ci-dessus
Qualité de vie - tous les détails
Quel est le score de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée pour l'indicateur que nous utilisons pour
?Droit au/à la/l'
0
% du référentiel ajusté aux revenus atteint
Score HRMI
100%
Droit au/à la/l'
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Par sexe
Quel est le score de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée par sexe pour
?Par sexe
0
% du référentiel ajusté aux revenus atteint
Score HRMI
100%
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Au fil du temps
Quel est le score de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée au fil du temps pour
?Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
(2023)
Quelles personnes de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ont été identifiées par des experts des droits humains comme risquant particulièrement de subir une atteinte à leur
?Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
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When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to education in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:
- Children of single mothers and sex workers, especially boys
- Single mothers, especially as a result of polygamy or being a child bride, due to insufficient welfare
- LGBTQIA+ people struggle to access their rights on a daily basis
- Many children don't go to school
- Street children, due to a lack of social services or care
- Most people in Papua New Guinea have a low level of education and literacy
Intégrité Physique - aperçu
(2023)
Dans quelle mesure le gouvernement de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée respecte-t-il chaque droit ?
Score global
0
Note
10
Droit à la liberté de la/l'
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
La note d' Intégrité Physique de 5,7 sur 10 de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée suggère que de très nombreuses personnes ne sont pas à l'abri d'un ou de plusieurs des éléments suivants: une arrestation arbitraire, de la torture ou des mauvais traitements, une disparition forcée, une exécution ou un assassinat extrajudiciaire.
Par rapport aux autres pays en Pacifique la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée se situe plus bas que la moyenne concernant les droits d'intégrité physique.
Au fil du temps
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
(2023)
Quelles personnes de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ont été identifiées par des experts des droits humains comme risquant particulièrement de subir une atteinte à leur
?Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
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When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to arbitrary or political arrest and detention by government agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:
- People from isolated and remote areas
- People who are affected by climate change, due to the government using the climate issue to receive funding but not helping these communities; they are at risk if they complain
- Women and girls put their lives at risk if they publicly express their opinions or demand rights
- Children are sometimes detained or killed without reason
- Men and boys with disabilities are considered to be criminals and are detained, especially due to a lack of understanding of their experiences
- People who expose corrupt politicians and other powerful people, especially journalists and politicians
- Detainees, especially human rights advocates, protesters, and journalists
- Internally displaced people, especially Indigenous people from remote and isolated areas where mining and extractive activities are operating
- People with a low social or economic status, especially those who are illiterate or have a low level of education
- People who are homeless are consistently criticised and detained
- Street children are victims of physical and sexual violence; they are defenceless
- Students who express or advocate for their rights
Autonomisation - aperçu
(2023)
Dans quelle mesure le gouvernement de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée respecte-t-il chaque droit ?
Score global
0
Note
10
Droit au/à la/l'
Très mauvais
Mauvais
Moyen
Bon
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
La note d' Autonomisation de 6,2 sur 10 de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée suggère que bien que de nombreuses personnes bénéficient de leurs libertés civiles ou politiques (liberté d'expression, réunion et association et droits démocratiques), un nombre important n'en bénéficient pas.
Par rapport aux autres pays en Pacifique la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée se situe proche de la moyenne en matière de droits d'autonomisation.
Au fil du temps
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
(2023)
Quelles personnes de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ont été identifiées par des experts des droits humains comme risquant particulièrement de subir une atteinte à leur
?Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
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When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to restrictions on their rights to assembly and association by the government or its agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:
- LGBTQIA+ people cannot gather in public, due to discrimination
- Members of labour unions are bribed by companies and the government, and widely seen as puppets; anyone who tries to defend workers’ rights is dismissed
- People who engage in non-violent political activity, especially human rights defenders and women's rights defenders
- People suspected of political violence are considered criminals and discouraged from participating in political activity
- Stateless people are considered criminals and outcasts
- Sex workers, especially LGBTQIA+ people
- Single parents and people who cannot have children
Quels sont les individus les plus à risque ?
Nous avons demandé à des experts des droits humains de nous indiquer quelles étaient les personnes les plus exposées à subir la violation de ce droit. Les images ci-dessous présentent leurs réponses.
Mettre en évidence
dans les nuages de mots ci-dessous.Qualité de vie
Personnes à risque
Droit à l'éducation
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit à l'alimentation
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit à la santé
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit au logement
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit au travail
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Intégrité Physique
Personnes à risque
Droit de ne pas faire l’objet d'une arrestation arbitraire
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit de ne pas faire l’objet de disparition forcée
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit de ne pas être soumis à la peine de mort
Les répondants experts n’ont choisi aucun groupe de personnes pour ce droit.
Personnes à risque
Droit de ne pas faire l'objet d'exécution extrajudiciaire
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit de ne pas être soumis à la torture ou les mauvais traitements
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Autonomisation
Personnes à risque
Droit de réunion et d’association
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit de participer aux affaires publiques
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
Personnes à risque
Droit à la liberté de religion et de croyance
(2023)
Interprétation : Texte plus grand = davantage d'experts en droits humains ont identifié ce groupe comme étant à risque.
Source : HRMI 2024 rightstracker.org/fr
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Dans cet onglet, vous trouverez les données collectées uniquement dans les pays du Pacifique, en cinq thèmes.
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Crise climatique
(2022)
Dans quelle mesure la crise climatique a-t-elle aggravé la situation des droits humains la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ?
4,8
Pas du tout (1)
Un peu (2)
Plus ou moins (3)
Modérément (4)
Beaucoup (5)
Fortement (6)
When asked to provide more context about how the climate crisis has worsened rights conditions in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- Climate change is a cross-cutting issue affecting most, if not all, sectors in the development of the people of Papua New Guinea
- Climate migration is having a significant effect. When islands or villages become uninhabitable, families and communities must move due to submerged islands or consistent natural disasters. Moving means conflict and a blending or distortion of local cultures.
- Many people are already seriously affected and yet they are neglected and overlooked
- Coastal regions are the most affected by rising sea levels, causing salination of drinking water wells, and erosion of coastline impacting human settlements
- Climate change is damaging available farming land, leading to food insecurity, nutritional deficits, and related health problems
- Changes in the weather patterns affect subsistence farming (planting, harvesting, fishing, hunting), and general livelihoods of people closer to the sea and towards the higher altitudes
- Internal migration is causing crowding and increases in crime; the freedom of movement of individual persons, especially women, young girls, and children is being threatened by thieves and drug addicts who are likely to cause physical and sexual assaults
- Climate change and high sea level disasters caused flooding in the Gulf Province
Souveraineté autochtone
(2022)
Dans quelle mesure les personnes autochtones et/ou natives la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée peuvent-elles exercer leur autodétermination ?
3,8
Pas du tout (1)
Un peu (2)
Plus ou moins (3)
Modérément (4)
Extrêmement (5)
Complètement (6)
When asked to provide more context about Indigenous self-determination in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- Money has become the main source of bargaining power for goods and services instead of Indigenous knowledge
- Traditional governing systems from the past have helped solve many climate change related problems
- Western influences are strong
- Traditional methods work for many rural communities
- Indigenous communities have always been self-sufficient, but political leaders encourage modern consumption of goods including food items and cash handouts, especially during elections, leading to increasing levels of dependence on the government
- A decentralised governance system needs to be established from the bottom up
Terres autochtones
(2022)
Dans quelle mesure les personnes autochtones et/ou natives la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée sont-elles en possession de leurs terres traditionnelles ?
3,6
Pas du tout (1)
Un peu (2)
Plus ou moins (3)
Modérément (4)
Extrêmement (5)
Complètement (6)
When asked to provide more context about Indigenous land rights in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- The vast majority of land in Papua New Guinea is still owned by native customary landowners, but the government makes many decisions about land
- Women are marginalised in Papua New Guinea and are not allowed to speak of rights to own land
- Violence against women who claim rights to land ownership is common
- Women find it challenging or impossible to receive shares and inherit any benefits or earn land royalties because land is traditionally owned by men
- Women are not allowed to participate in land ownership discussions or be part of any decision-making
- Lands are registered by customary obligations or family heads
- It is hard for MVPFAFF+ / LGBTQIA+ people or women to build on customary land
Droits culturels
(2022)
Dans quelle mesure les personnes la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée peuvent-elles jouir de leur droits culturels ?
3,6
Pas du tout (1)
Un peu (2)
Plus ou moins (3)
Modérément (4)
Extrêmement (5)
Complètement (6)
When asked to provide more context about the extent to which communities can practise their cultural rights in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- The diverse cultures in Papua New Guinea are unique to each region; cross-cultural sharing is increasing with modern technology and the cash economy
- Some aspects of culture, such as artifacts, songs, and traditional designs, are increasingly being exploited by foreigners for profit gain
- Cases have been reported of people accusing village herbal doctors of witchcraft and are torturing them to death
- Money and western ideals have influenced the youth and some elders who are Indigenous knowledge protectors
- A lot of traditional knowledge and languages are not documented and are slowly dying out
- There is a belief that cultural rights are taken away by multinational companies and political leaders
- The government of the day does not do anything about making sure Indigenous languages and traditions are preserved, however, some work is being done by mission organisations like Summer Institute of Linguistics
- Papua New Guinea society is built on strong cultural values and beliefs; however, these cultures are not present in schools or media
Violence
(2022)
Dans quelle mesure les personnes en la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée sont-elles en sécurité dans la communauté ?
Violence envers
0
Note
10
Moins sécurisé
Plus sécurisé
Violence envers les enfants
When asked to provide more context about violence against children in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- A lot of children are exposed to violence daily
- Polygamy sometimes leads to neglect of women and girls
- Many children suffer from trauma and from abusive parents
- Many guardians consider that physical violence against children in their care is appropriate
- Physical discipline in the home can result in broken arms, black eyes, and bruising
- Data is not easily accessible to know the extent of violence against children, but given existing prejudices and customary practices, violation of their rights is widespread
- Government authorities are not serious in curbing violence against children; Australian AID and United Nations programmes have helped in ensuring laws exist to protect children, but there is still a lack of effective implementation
Violence envers les personnes atteintes de handicap
When asked to provide more context about violence against people with disabilities in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- People with disabilities face violence because they cannot fight back when they are being violated
- Women with disabilities face more violence as a result of frustrated family members, partners and community members
- People with disabilities are often neglected
- Data is lacking
- Many people with disabilities are exposed to violence daily
Violence envers les MVPFAFF+/LGBTQIA+
When asked to provide more context about violence against MVPFAFF+ and LGBTQIA+ people in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- Isolated areas in the highlands of Papua New Guinea are unaware of same-sex relationships and have very little understanding and tolerance for these relationships
- There are reports of repeated incidents of violence towards sex workers by stoning
- MVPFAFF+ / LGBTQIA+ people face a lot of violence in their daily lives because of their appearance and sexual identity; some disguise themselves due to family backgrounds, cultures and traditions
- People often experience being kicked out of their homes, tortured or killed
- A lot of people say that Papua New Guinea is a Christian country and as a result, use it to force their beliefs onto other people
- MVPFAFF+ and LGBTQIA+ communities in Papua New Guinea are at risk and have often been subjected to violence
- Data is not easily accessible to know the level of violence against this population, but given existing prejudices and discrimination, violation of their rights is widespread
Violence envers les femmes et aux filles
When asked to provide more context about violence against women in 2022, respondents mentioned the following:
- Women and girls are seen as second-class in Papua New Guinea society
- Physical assaults and deprivation of rights as women has long been the norm
- Some parts of the country experience more violence against women than other parts; the highlands area has increasing numbers of violence against women and girls compared to the coastal areas
- Even though more awareness is being raised, abuse of women and girls is still common
- There have been many protests against the government to effectively enforce the laws that protect vulnerable minority groups, but very little change; most of the change that is happening is coming because of aid funding from the United Nations and donor countries
- Women avoid reporting violence, crime or any abuse experiences to the police, because they fear the perpetrators and their relatives who continue to threaten and assault them when or if they return home
- There is a perception that women who experience violence will not succeed in official complaints or court cases
- Women can be tortured and killed if they are found to be having affairs with other men
- Given the pandemic and a decline in the economy, many young women and women, in general, have experienced violence from their partners, petty thieves, and even law enforcement officers
Behind the numbers
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Quality of Life
Under the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, which China has signed, all countries agree to devote their maximum available resources to making things progressively better for their people in these areas.
HRMI has calculated what China could be achieving at its current level of income. The scores are given as a percentage of that realistic potential achievement. China’s best scores are for the right to health, where it is achieving 98.1% of what we calculate should be possible, and for the right to work (97.2%). For these rights, China is doing nearly as well as it possibly can, given its level of income. China could still afford to make some gains now, but then would need to increase its income to make further improvements.
Of the five quality of life rights we measure, China needs to improve the most in the right to quality education, where it scores 61.4%, which falls in the ‘very bad’ range. Among 17 East Asian countries, this score puts China in the bottom half for quality education, just below Mongolia and Myanmar, and just above Malaysia and Thailand.
Right to Quality Education in East and Southeast Asia
Note
0
% du référentiel ajusté aux revenus atteint
Score HRMI
100%
China’s other lower score is for the right to housing, where it is currently achieving only 92.3% of what we calculate should be possible at its level of income.
We further break the right to housing down into scores for the right to sanitation and the right to water.
With a GDP per capita of US$12,720 we calculate that China has the resources to ensure all of its people have running water and toilets in their homes.
However, China’s right to sanitation score of 89.5% shows that many people are missing out, even though China could afford to do better. If China efficiently used its available resources, it could achieve a score of 100%, which would mean that 79 million additional people living in China would gain access to basic sanitation in their homes.
If China improved its performance for the right to water from 95.2% to 100%, 51 million more people would have water on their premises.
The good news is that China’s scores for the right to housing have been steadily improving since 2001, when the nation scored 68.6%. The progress from 2020 to 2021 suggests around 23 million people gained access to basic sanitation over that period, and around 15 million people gained access to water in their homes. China’s scores for the right to water are rising more quickly than those for the right to sanitation.
When it comes to the right to food, if China lifted its score to 100%, around 1.9 million more children under five years old would have enough nutritious food to grow well – that would mean all children in China under five would have enough nutritious food to grow well. This is an achievable goal.
With a current score of 96.4%, China has improved a little in respecting people’s right to food over the last 20 years, with its score increasing from 86% in 2000.
On the right to work, China’s score has climbed strongly up to 97.2% in 2020 from 34.6% in 2000, meaning many fewer people have been living in absolute poverty over the last two decades, and bringing it into the 'good' band of scores. Still, the latest score means 28 million Chinese are unnecessarily living in absolute poverty (living on less than $3.65 per day, measured in 2017 PPP$), so significant improvement is still possible and necessary.
China comes in second in the world in ensuring people’s right to health is fulfilled, with a score of 98.1%, when using the low and middle income assessment standard (when using the high income standard, China still comes in fifth in the world, when taking countries' income into account). For countries doing this well with their current level of income, an increase of income will be necessary to make significant further improvements. This is the right where China is most constrained by resources – for all of the other rights we measure, China should already be able to do nearly as well as any country in the world, at its current level of income.
However, for the right to health, expert respondents noted inequities in access to healthcare, including regional differences, and differences in access according to wealth and political influence.
People at risk
While China has room for improvement in all the rights we measure, a further consideration is inequity. There are several groups of people who experts identified as being at higher risk of missing out. These include:
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People with lower social or economic status
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People from ethnic minorities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and Kazakhs
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Human rights advocates, protestors, and anyone who criticises the government
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People living in rural areas, particularly older people, and women
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Single parent families
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People who are homeless, including street children and homeless youth
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Disabled people
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Detainees
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People from religious minorities, particularly those practising Christianity, Islam, or Falun Gong, or other unregistered religions
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Internally displaced people
See thepeople at risk tabon the Rights Tracker for the full lists. The data also show a strong connection between political activity, especially criticism of the government, and lack of enjoyment of economic and social rights.
Room for improvement
All our Quality of Life scores show that China could make significant improvements to its people’s lives, even without more resources.
If China were using its resources more efficiently to ensure its people’s wellbeing, it could achieve 100% for all the rights we measure. Yet, while its best score is close to that mark — 98.1% on the right to health — its worst score — 61.4% on the right to quality education — is far from that level.
If China better upheld its rights obligations, and achieved a full 100% score on all the rights we measure, we would see millions more Chinese people living lives of dignity, even without income growth. For example, if China reached 100% we would see the following number of extra people benefitting:
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If China were to operate at its full potential given its current resources, we would expect an additional 1.9 million children under five to grow well and not be stunted.
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If China were operating at best practice, each year we would expect an extra 33,200 newborn babies to survive until their fifth birthday.
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If China were to operate at its full potential given its current resources, we would expect an additional 156,000 newborns to be born at a healthy birth weight.
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If China were reaching its full potential, given its income constraints, an extra 451,000 15-year-olds could eventually reach the age of 60.
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If China used its resources efficiently, an additional 79 million people could have a toilet at home, and an extra 51 million people could have access to water in their homes.
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If China were operating at its full potential given its current resources, it could lift 28 million people out of absolute poverty.
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Safety from the State
China scores 2.6 out of 10 for our overall Safety from the State category, telling us that many people are at risk of arbitrary or political arrest or detention, torture and ill-treatment, forced disappearance, execution, or extrajudicial killing. This is the lowest score in our sample of 30 countries.
China’s worst score in this category is 1.0 out of 10 for freedom from the death penalty, the lowest score among all the countries we measure.
The human rights experts we surveyed said that women who kill their husbands in self-defense due to domestic violence may face the death penalty.
Respondents overwhelmingly agreed that human rights advocates, protesters, and people who criticised the government were at particular risk of rights violations, especially arbitrary arrest and detention, forced disappearance, and torture and ill-treatment. Respondents particularly noted risks to political dissidents, detainees, and participants of the New Citizens Movement.
People who protest or engage in non-violent political activity were at extra risk for all five Safety from the State rights.
Other vulnerable groups include:
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People from ethnic minorities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and Kazakhs
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Detainees and those accused of crimes
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People from religious minorities, particularly those practising Falun Gong, Christianity, or Islam
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Internally displaced people
Among other East and Southeast Asian countries and territories where we measure these rights, China has the lowest scores for all five Safety from the State rights.
Right to Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Detention in East and Southeast Asia
Score global
0
Note
10
Right to Freedom from Forced Disappearance in East and Southeast Asia
Score global
0
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10
Right to Freedom from Death Penalty in East and Southeast Asia
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0
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10
Right to Freedom from Extrajudicial Execution in East and Southeast Asia
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0
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10
Right to Freedom from Torture and Ill-treatment in East and Southeast Asia
Score global
0
Note
10
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Empowerment
The Chinese government limits civil liberties and political freedom, with China scoring a very low 1.9 out of 10 in empowerment rights. This is the second lowest score in our sample of 30 countries.
For the rights to assembly and association, opinion and expression, participation in government, and freedom of religion and belief all of China’s scores fall into the ‘very bad’ range. For all four rights, the human rights experts we surveyed agreed overwhelmingly that ‘all people’ were at risk of violations of these rights.
When it comes to the right to assembly and association, China scores 2.3 out of 10, and human rights experts identified a wide range of people not enjoying their rights, including human rights advocates, protesters, and people criticising or opposing the government, as well as those from ethnic and religious minorities. They also noted that people from religious minorities cannot freely gather, and that even small social gatherings in homes have been broken up by authorities.
China’s score for the right to opinion and expression is a very low 2.4 out of 10, with no improvement over the four years we have measured this right. Respondents noted that press freedom does not exist, and expressing a different opinion from the majority can lead to a range of punishments and reprisals.
China also scores in the ‘very bad’ range for the right to participate in government, with a score of 2.8 out of 10. Respondents noted that political organisations are monitored and under government control, and people who participated in the White Paper Protests are restricted from political participation.
For the right to freedom of religion and belief, China scored 2.5. Respondents noted that the government restricts all religious practices, and is particularly repressive towards people following unregistered minority religions such as Christians, Uyghur Muslims, and people who attend house churches.
Groups that are particularly vulnerable to empowerment rights violations include:
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Human rights advocates, protesters, and anyone who criticises the government
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People from ethnic minorities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and Kazakhs
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Detainees and those accused of crimes
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People from religious minorities, particularly those practising Falun Gong or other unregistered religions, Christianity, or Islam
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Internally displaced people
Right to Assembly and Association in East and Southeast Asia
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0
Note
10
Right to Opinion and Expression in East and Southeast Asia
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0
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10
Right to Participate in Government in East and Southeast Asia
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0
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10
Droit à la liberté de religion et de croyance en Asie de l'Est
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0
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10
Informations sur le pays
Population
10,1m (2022)
PIB/habitant
3 116 $ (2022)
Dollars américains courants
3 753 $ (2022)
Dollars PPA en 2017