It limited the distribution of foreign publications and news, reserving them for selected party faithful, and maintained strict censorship of news and information to the public. The government restricts some religious activities but permits others. However, the applications of many priests and religious workers remained pending, and some visas were issued for periods of only three to six months. The government kept tight restrictions on freedom of movement, in- cluding foreign travel. TO WORK Violence against women, especially domestic violence, and child prostitution are problems.
Racial discrimination occurs.
The government severely restricted worker rights, including the right to form independent unions. The authorities have never approved a public meeting by a human-rights group. Security agents also warned many more activists against staging any public demonstrations on Feb. 24 and warned independent journalists not to cover such incidents.