What is Human rights in Djibouti?
[[Image:Flag of Djibouti.svg|thumb|]] The issue of '''Human rights in Djibouti''' is a matter of concern for several [[human rights]] organizations. [[Djibouti]] is a small [[Africa]]n [[country]]. It is on the [[Horn of Africa]],<ref>{{cite web | title = ''Communication Officielle des Resultats du Recensement Général de la Population'' | publisher = Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances et de la Planification, Djibouti | year = 2010 | url = http://www.ministere-finances.dj/RECENSEMENTDE%20LA%20POPULATION.html | access-date = 18 February 2011}}</ref> The [[United States Department of State|US State Department]] Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2019 said there were unlawful or arbitrary killings by government agents; arbitrary [[Detention (imprisonment)|detention]] by government agents; harsh and life-threatening [[prison]] conditions; arbitrary or unlawful interference with [[privacy]]; unjustified arrests or prosecutions of [[Journalist|journalists;]] criminal libel; substantial interference with the rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; significant acts of [[corruption]]; and violence against women and girls with inadequate government action for prosecution and accountability, including [[female genital mutilation]]/cutting. It states also that the government seldom takes steps to identify and punish officials who committed abuses, whether in the security services or elsewhere in the government.<ref>{{Cite web|last=State|first=US Department of|date=2020-03-11|title=Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2019 - Djibouti|url=https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/2027490.html|access-date=2023-12-13|url =https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/djibouti/|language=en}}</ref> ==Minority and women's rights== [[Female genital mutilation]] is common. Equality, however, has been making strides; over 50% of judges are now women. According to [[United States|American]] [[Advocacy|advocacy group]] [[Freedom House]], minority groups such as [[Yemen|Yemenis]]