not to defend those despicable practices but it needs to be said that sadly sounds like most of the world , or at least what we used to call Third World. If those practices happen in countries we don't like we hear about them loudly , if those happen in countries we consider allies our free media chose to look other way. It was Roosevelt who said about Trujillo ' he is son of the bitch but OUR son of the bitch".
There's certain country , I forgot the name, where people were given sentences for speaking unfavourably about ruler's dog