The government restricted criticism of its actions and took steps to repress freedom of assembly by arresting protesters in June and August. The Bidun, native stateless Kuwaitis, faced discrimination in access to education and healthcare. There were positive steps, however, in a constitutional decision overturning the law against “imitating the opposite sex” and in government efforts to hire more women in the public sector.
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