SHOCKING ABUSES BY REGIMES WE HELP FUND
AFGHANISTAN
The country has been accusedof a lack of democracy, with many child casualties and women and girls susceptible to violence, poverty and exploitation. Aid: £168million
BANGLADESH
Concerns over the treatment of women and allegations of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture and enforced disappearances. £158million
BURMA
Claims civilians have been shelled, as well as allegations of torture, extrajudicial killing, arson and mass rape by security forces. £90million
BURUNDI
Accused of trafficking girls to work as servants, with arbitrary detentions, torture and unlawful killings. £5million
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Armed groups are able to commit human rights abuses with impunity, including torture, killings and sexual violence. £14million
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
A shocking 80,000 are said to be trapped in modern slavery, state attacks on freedom of speech and extrajudicial killings. £138million
EGYPT
Reports of torture, police brutality and enforced disappearances, as well as increased curbs on freedom of expression. It is the world’s third-worst jailer of journalists. £500,000
IRAQ
Security forces involved in torture, forced disappearances and extrajudicial killing. £94million
OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Detainee beaten to death by Security forces. Hamas authorities in Gaza have issued 17 death sentences. £69million
LIBYA
Reports of abductions, extrajudicial executions, torture and other ill-treatment, particularly against human rights defenders and journalists. £3million
PAKISTAN
Allegations of serious violations of women’s and children’s rights and of freedom of religion, as well as modern slavery. Movement of aid charities is restricted. £417million
SOMALIA
Serious violations and abuses are perpetrated by state and non-state actors and sexual violence is endemic. Somalia has also seen a rise in child soldiers. £166million
SOUTH SUDAN
Serious human rights violations carried out by the state, with government forces perpetrating unlawful killings and arbitrary arrests on basis of ethnicity. £171million
SUDAN
Country has seen people trafficking and the use of child soldiers, with minority groups and migrants forced into abusive servitude. £48million
SYRIA
Human rights systematically denied - including torture - largely by Assad regime. £217million
YEMEN
Vast number of human rights abuses, with women and children particularly affected. Minorities also face discrimination. £110million
ZIMBABWE
Reports of intimidation, rape and vote buying by the ruling party have marred two elections. £96million
£1.87billion TOTAL: