A ‘civilized’ government doesn’t imprison people without evidence or fair trials, and develops and follows clear guidelines to ensure fairness and justice.
A ‘civilized’ government doesn’t beat up reporters and then lie about the incident.
A ‘civilized’ government punishes government actors who violate the law, by, for instance, beating up on reporters or failing to stop a large-scale fight as soon as practicable.
A ‘civilized’ government understands that there will always be failings and wrong actions, and therefore creates tough oversight bodies to quickly right wrongs.
If only such a ‘civilized’ government existed in this world…