This site was developed by the United States Department of State. Its mission is to advance freedom for the benefit of the American people and the international community by helping to build and sustain a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world composed of well-governed states that respond to the needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty, and act responsibly within the international system. Comparisons are made with downloadable charts, data, tables, publications and videos.
Type of Material:
Reference Material
Recommended Uses:
• Student research for human rights risk issues in foreign markets.
• Student research for foreign market entry in terms of understanding forced labor issues in offshore production.
• Human resource management planning in terms of risk to ex patriots.
• Excellent for homework, individual or team activities. •The site will be useful for business analysts using the tools section.
Technical Requirements:
• Used Firefox. Users will need HTML and PDF document capability to view charts and other data on the site.
• This site offers RSS podcast feeds.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
• Identify major human rights reporting areas such as unlawful deprivation of life, disappearance, torture, etc.
• Describe the types of reporting elements that are present for human rights protections
• Students will also discover a high-quality repository of information for academic research and study.
Target Student Population:
• This site can be used by beginning learners and would be useful for graduate level students.
• This site will work well for any discipline calling for information on human freedom, human rights, poverty issues for countries around the world.
• The site is good for individual or group activities.
• This site is useful for business and political leaders and Americans engaged in foreign travel.
• This site offers daily press briefings.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No prerequisite, the site is good for beginning learners and up.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The information, charts, tables, videos, daily press updates make it easy to learn about human rights issues, human freedom, poverty issues of countries around the world and is easy to compare to each other. Another strength of this site is that it is a wealth of international economic data found in one source. The site appears to be well maintained and kept current.
Concerns:
Approach is based on U.S. governmental definitions and data collection approach and may not represent international norms.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
This site is definitely a wealth of very good information to be found in one source. Students can learn much by using this site. The site links to many other sites that offer more specific data on individual nations. This site is highly recommended to anyone desiring information on human rights, human freedom, povety issues and related topics on the United States and all nations of the world.
Concerns:
No assurance of adherence to international reporting norms, definitions, and standards.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The site is easy to use even for a beginning learner and is an excellent time saver in research. Beginners through graduate students will have access to a lot of very good data in one source. The site is easy to navigate and flows logically. Daily briefings are useful when up to date data is desired.
Concerns:
Report format does not contain reference to source.
Other Issues and Comments:
This is site is a wealth of information that can be culled quickly. This site is highly recommended.
Creative Commons:
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