Political Science 257: Foreign Relations in the Americas
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- 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.
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (aka Background Notes)Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. Fact Sheets are published and maintained by the State Department's Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs.
- United States Office of the Historian"The Office of the Historian is staffed by professional historians who are experts in the history of U.S. foreign policy and the Department of State and possess unparalleled research experience in classified and unclassified government records."
- World FactbookPublished by the Central Intelligence Agency, the World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Human Rights Reports
- Amnesty International World Report 2022/2023The Amnesty International Report 2022/23 documents the state of human rights in 149 countries and territories in 2023. 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. 2016-2022 reports are available on the updated site. To see archived reports from 1999-2015, click here.
- 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.
National Constitutions
- Constitute ProjectA collection of links to constitutions, charters, amendments and other governmental information. In English and source languages.
- List of National Constitutions (Wikipedia)It's Wikipedia, so it's subject to change, but look here for updates and revisions to national constitutions that may not be reflected elsewhere.
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