The Worst Justice Systems in the World

• criminal justice system plays a huge role in the society → its main aim is to reduce crime by bringing offenders to justice
• consequences of a bad justice system are severe → criminals are free to do whatever they want and it encourages people to take things into their own hands
• lawless places have poor life expectancy because of high violence rates and low quality of life

BANGLADESH

• placed at bottom in all factors:
  • constraints on government powers,
  • open government,
  • order and security,
  • civil justice,
  • the absence of corruption,
  • fundamental rights,
  • regulatory enforcement,
  • criminal justice

BOLIVIA

• the rule of law often circumvented
• the system is weak and inefficient
• corruption and lack of transparency as a constant problem

UGANDA

• a lot of political insecurity since gaining independence from Britain
• due to the political interference, there’s a high risk of corruption in the justice system

PAKISTAN

• one of the worst countries for worker’s rights → Pakistani workers face exclusion from labour laws and are threatened by arrest and violence
• ranked low in the area of civil justice and regulatory enforcement

ETHIOPIA

• political elites constantly create the judicial system that furthers government’s agenda and betrays human rights and freedom

ZIMBABWE

• at the very bottom regarding fundamental human rights
• very low in the Open Government factor → measures whether or not basic laws and legal rights are publicised and to what extent the government provides this information

CAMEROON

• corruption present in almost every sphere
• citizens rely on ‘street justice’ → people don’t have confidence in the justice system

EGYPT

• ranked the worst in the Open Government factor

AFGHANISTAN

• police is notoriously known for being corrupt
• there’s lack of access to justice and fair implementation of law
• ranked the worst in the Absence of corruption factor