Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom
Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom
Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom
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102 • <strong>Towards</strong> a <strong>Worldwide</strong> <strong>Index</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Freedom</strong><br />
Appendix C: <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>Index</strong> 2008, continued<br />
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Congo, Rep <strong>of</strong><br />
Niger<br />
SECURITY & SAFETY 5.5 6.7 6.6 4.4 3.6 6.6 7.0 5.4 5.8 6.2<br />
Extrajudicial Killing 5 5 10 0 5 10 10 5 0 5<br />
Torture 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0<br />
Political Imprisonment 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0<br />
Disappearance 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10<br />
Intensity <strong>of</strong> the Violent Conflicts 10 9.7 10 10 0.9 10 10 10 10 10<br />
Level <strong>of</strong> organised conflict 5.0 — — 5.0 2.5 — 7.5 5.0 10 7.5<br />
Female Genital Mutilation — 9.8 1.5 8.1 — 8.8 10 5.5 10 10<br />
Son Preference 10 7.5 10 7.5 — 10 10 10 10 7.5<br />
Homicide 0.0 8.5 4.0 5.1 9.2 5.6 4.5 0.0 0.0 9.6<br />
<strong>Human</strong> Trafficking — — — — — — — — — —<br />
Sexual Violence — — 8.4 — 0.9 — — 9.5 — —<br />
Assault — — 2.9 — 0.0 — — 9.0 — —<br />
Level <strong>of</strong> perceived criminality 2.5 — — 0.0 2.5 — 5.0 2.5 2.5 5.0<br />
Theft — — 9.2 — 4.5 — — — — —<br />
Burglary — — 9.9 — 3.9 — — 9.6 — —<br />
Inheritance 5 5 0 5 — 0 0 5 10 5<br />
Hostility to foreigners & private property 7.5 — — 2.5 7.5 — 7.5 0.0 2.5 5.0<br />
MOVEMENT 7.3 7.5 6.2 7.5 2.0 6.2 3.8 6.7 8.8 6.3<br />
Forcibly Displaced Populations 9.3 10 9.7 10 6.1 9.9 10 7.0 10 10<br />
<strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>of</strong> Foreign Movement 0 5 5 10 0 5 0 10 5 0<br />
<strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>of</strong> Domestic Movement 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 5<br />
Women’s <strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>of</strong> Movement 10 10 10 5 — 10 5 10 10 10<br />
EXPRESSION 6.3 4.2 5.8 6.2 4.9 5.0 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.4<br />
Press—Killings 10 10 10 10 5.1 10 10 10 10 10<br />
<strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>of</strong> Speech 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0<br />
Laws & regulations that influence media content 4.3 2.7 4.0 5.3 8.0 2.3 2.0 3.3 1.3 1.0<br />
Political pressures & controls on media content 5.8 4.0 4.3 4.5 6.5 2.8 4.3 3.3 2.8 2.5<br />
Dress code in public 10 10 10 5.0 — 10 10 10 10 10<br />
RELATIONSHIPS 7.7 6.0 5.4 3.6 6.9 4.0 6.9 4.9 7.9 3.1<br />
<strong>Freedom</strong> <strong>of</strong> Assembly and Association 10 0 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 0<br />
Parental Authority 5 5 5 10 — 5 0 0 10 10<br />
Religion—Government Restriction 9.4 8.3 9.6 6.2 5.5 8.0 8.6 7.8 6.6 4.7<br />
Religion—Social Hostility 9.7 8.3 8.1 4.0 2.6 10 9.8 6.2 8.6 6.9<br />
Male to Male Relationship 10 10 0 0 10 0 10 10 10 0<br />
Female to Female Relationship 10 10 10 5 10 0 10 10 10 0<br />
Age <strong>of</strong> Consent for Homosexual Couples 0 0 — — 10 — 0 0 10 —<br />
Adoption by Homosexuals — — 0 0 10 0 — — — 0<br />
PERSONAL FREEDOM 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.4 4.4 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.5 4.7<br />
ECONOMIC FREEDOM 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.9 6.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 4.3 6.0<br />
FREEDOM INDEX 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4<br />
Sierra Leone<br />
Nigeria<br />
Israel<br />
Togo<br />
Gabon<br />
Cote d'Ivoire<br />
Venezuela<br />
Tunisia
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