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The State of the World's Human Rights
16 October 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyAmnesty International's 2010 report documents abuses in 159 countries and shows how powerful governments are blocking advances in international...
World Press Freedom Index 2010
09 December 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Media, Civil SocietyThe World Press Freedom Index 2010 scores countries on levels of press freedom and the working conditions of journalists. It finds that Europe,...
Human Development Report 2010
09 December 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Governance and MDG, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, UNDP ProducedThis year’s Report celebrates the contributions of the human development approach, which is as relevant as ever to making sense of our...
Index of Economic Freedom: Executive Highlights
29 November 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Civil SocietyThe 2010 Index of Economic Freedom covers 183 countries around the world, ranking 179 of them with an economic freedom score based on 10 measures...
Doing Business 2011
02 December 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental OrganizationIn the past year, governments in 117 economies carried out 216 regulatory reforms aimed at making it easier to start and operate a business...
The Global Gender Gap Report 2010
09 December 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and Gender, Latin America and the Carribean, Civil SocietyThe Global Gender Gap Index,1 introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender...
Atlas of Gender and Development: How Social Norms Affect Gender Equality in non-OECD Countries
08 November 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and Gender, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental OrganizationIllustrated with graphics and maps, the Atlas of Gender and Development, published by OECD, gives readers a unique insight into the impact of...
Transparency International Annual Report 2009
08 December 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Civil SocietyTI’s 2009 Annual Report provides compelling evidence of how the global anti-corruption movement is making concrete gains against corruption....
World Development Indicators 2010
03 December 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Global Index, Governance and MDG, Latin America and the Carribean, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe World Development Indicators (WDI) 2010 is a comprehensive overview of development. It is the statistical benchmark that helps measure...
Attacks on the Press 2009: A Worldwide Survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists
26 November 2010 | Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and CIS, Latin America and the Carribean, Media, Report, Civil SocietyThis report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) provides statistics and analysis on media freedom around the world and to which...