Political Science 252: Politics and Development
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Country Profiles Online
- Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowEconomic, political, geographic, and statistical data by country (throughout the world); maps; introductory essays on a wide range of regional issues; and lists of sources for further research. Also available in print.
- Freedom HouseRanks countries via a matrix of individual 'freedoms' as noted in the openness of media, expression, religion, governmental policy, etc.
Human Rights Reports
- Amnesty International: The State of the World’s Human Rights: April 2024The State of the World’s Human Rights: April 2024 documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries and territories. Earlier reports are available online and in the library. You can also browse Amnesty International's latest research or publications by country.
- Human Rights Watch World Report 2024These annual reports summarize human rights conditions in dozens of countries and territories worldwide. Annual reports for 1989-2023 are available online. See also other HRW occasional publications.
- U.S. State Department Human Rights ReportsThe annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. 1999-2021 reports are available.
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