0 9 ▁following ▁the ▁un const itution al ▁transfer ▁of ▁executive ▁power ▁to ▁R ajo el ina . ▁Mad agas car ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁with ▁a ▁Bil ater al ▁Im m unity ▁Ag re ement ▁of ▁protection ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military . ▁Ele ven ▁countries ▁have ▁established ▁emb ass ies ▁in ▁Mad agas car , ▁including ▁France , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁China ▁and ▁India , ▁while ▁Mad agas car ▁has ▁emb ass ies ▁in ▁six teen ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Human ▁rights ▁in ▁Mad agas car ▁are ▁protected ▁under ▁the ▁constitution ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁numerous ▁international ▁agre ements ▁including ▁the ▁Universal ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁and ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁the ▁Child . ▁Relig ious , ▁eth nic ▁and ▁sexual ▁minor ities ▁are ▁protected ▁under ▁the ▁law . ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁association ▁and ▁assembly ▁are ▁also ▁guaranteed ▁under ▁the ▁law , ▁although ▁in ▁practice ▁the ▁den ial ▁of ▁perm its ▁for ▁public ▁assembly ▁has ▁occasionally ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁imp ede ▁political ▁demonstr ations . ▁T ort ure ▁by ▁security ▁forces ▁is ▁rare ▁and ▁state ▁repr ession ▁is ▁low ▁relative ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁with ▁compar ably ▁few ▁legal ▁saf egu ards , ▁although ▁arbitrary ▁arr ests ▁and ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁military ▁and ▁police ▁officers ▁remain ▁problems . ▁R aval oman ana ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁creation ▁of ▁B I AN CO , ▁an ▁anti - cor ruption ▁b ureau ,