Human rights in Alconbria

**Human rights in Alconbria** is a controversial topic. While Alconbria has been cited as world leaders in women's rights, LGBT rights and democracy, the human right situation in bleak in the Metsarbarros and the Alconbrian-administered territories; where multiple human rights violations have been documented, including genocide.

Alconbria is effectively a dominant party unitary state, led by the Alconbria People's Party since 2001. In the founding years, several members of the APP used militas to threaten and attack rival parties, and drew no condemnation from the independent President Paul del Santé. Following the 2007 Alconbrian coup d'état attempt, all the militias were unified into the People's Security Force. After Augustin Voimer's rise to Presidency in 2007, the mixing of the state and party began. Secret police forces were used to eliminate political opposition, and a large crackdown on dissidents was started, which later transformed into a full-scale purge. The main opposition party, the United Party for Progression was reduced to shambles and was completely taken over by APP loyalists. Other political parties, including the ones catering to the native minority, were outright banned. Capital punishment is legal in Alconbria.

Despite the lack of human rights, the Alconbrian public are greatly content with their government. The APP emerges victorious in most of the local level elections. This due to the minority rule the Alconbrians have over the Malpuros.

## Status

### Political freedom

Alconbria is classified as "Partly free" in the Freedom House freedom rating. Several Malpuros have criticized the rating. This is because non-Alconbrians are legally prevented from taking part in Alconbrian elections, and since 2011; the APP never lost a seat in both the central and state legislatures. Several commentators have said that the election choices are an illusion, since it is well-known that only the APP can govern the country.

### Freedom of Religion

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Alconbria was founded as a secular state in 2011, but following the APP's rise to power, the secular nature was undermined by the government-sanctioned promotion of the Alconbrian religions. All Alconbrian festivals were declared as national holidays, while the holidays for other religios festivals were removed. In 2014, Minister of Culture Rerdi Llovez declared that Alconbria would be country of Alconbrians only, and began a process of persecuting non-Alconbrians, which included destruction of various houses of worships and religious texts.

Certain religious sites, such as the Appelback Tomb (or the Ferfer Temple) are significant to both the Alconbrians and the native non-Christian Malpuros; however the Malpuros are banned from entering into those sites and the privilege to access lies within the hands of the Alconbrians only. Prior to independence, there were over 2,000 churches in the area constituting today's Alconbria. After independence, the number was close to 1,800 in 2008; but as of 2019; the number of churces reduced to a paltry 20.

The state began a process of "purification", by reconverting those Alconbrians who were forcibly converted to Christianity during the Altivebrian rule.

### Racism

*Main article: Racism in Alconbria*
There exists institutionalized racism against the Malpuro people in Alconbria.

### Freedom of the Press

*Main article: Media freedom in Alconbria*
While Article 47 of the Constitution of Alconbria guarantees freedom of the press and the people's access to uncensored information, the media is tightly controlled by the government. The Namera and the Publicity Department of the Alconbria People's Party regulate the media, and encourage self-censorship. All journalists are mandated to be a member of the All-Alconbrian Journalists Union, and undertaking in journalistic activities without being a part of the AAJU is punishable by imprisonment.
Reporters face severe consequences for criticising government officials, policy, or even reporting on criticism. As of 2021, over 3000 journalists were detained for violating the guidelines established by the Namera, which prohibit any criticism of the government or the Voimer family. State sponsored violence against journalists is common, with 86 journalists being shot dead or assassinated in 2009 alone.