Holmes MUN: Politics

    • Use this index to determine how democratic your country is by analyzing where it is ranked relative to other countries in the world.

    • Use the command + F key to search for your specific country and where they rank in the Democracy Index.

    • A perfect democracy would earn a 10.00.

    • The rankings are based on the following: electoral process, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.

    • Amnesty International "documents human rights abuses in 150 countries around the world" with focus on the following key issues: Arms Control, International Justice, Displaced People, Violence Against Women, and the Death Penalty.

    • Use the drop down menu to get an overview of corruption measurement in your country including rule of law, human development index, and press freedom index.

    • Human Rights Watch is a non-profit, nongovernmental human rights organization that was established in 1978 with the purpose of providing accurate and up to date facts and statistics about human rights abuses around the world. This is an excellent source to help you determine the degrees of democracy in your country as well as whether or not the rights of the people are being infringed. Search your country to find articles that address how criminals are treated as well.