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It is, perhaps, an irony that some "western" countries do have a slightly hidden human rights problem. For example, Spain has a tendency, often when it is politically expedient, to charge a person then, what we would call, remand those individuals to prison where they can languish for years and years without ever seeing a courthouse. I can think of at least one such individual who has been behind bars for about 15 years, and my guess is that he will probably see the end of his life there because it is politically embarrassing to a regional government and they don't want to see their dirty washing being laundered in the public gaze. And the press and others cannot publicise the matter because it is considered sub judice.
Also, their political system is full of corruption, whether that be at national, regional or local levels. And very little is done about it, because you don't throw stones in a glasshouse.
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