The issue focused on political rights of civil society groups. It would require legal enforcement to prohibit criminal harassment and illegal financial assistance.

It was already law in 2013 that requires legislation or laws protecting civil rights. Lawmakers had recently amended the statute. That law states: "No person shall be prosecuted for unlawful employment practices, economic discrimination, criminal acts of moral turpitude, sexual crimes or financial violations if they have obtained appropriate financial aid from a federal financial institution or private organization."

But civil rights lawyers