Data source: Mark Skip, David Cingranelli, David L. Richards and Clay Chad
The CIRIGHTS Data Project contains standards-based quantitative information on government respect for 195 countries, annually from 1981-2022.
The goal of the CIRIGHTS Data Project is to create numerical measures for every internationally recognized human right for all countries of the world. Human rights scores are necessary for understanding why national governments choose to violate human rights, why they choose to violate some rights more than others, and the consequences of human rights violations for other phenomena such as conflict and development. Numerical scores are also necessary for monitoring government performance, for evaluating the human rights consequences of policy interventions such as transitional justice programs, and for determining whether government protection of various rights is improving or declining.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(Mark et al., 2023)
(Cingranelli et al.,
2014)
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ciri_assn
The right to freedom of assembly and association is the right of citizens to assemble freely and to associate with other persons in political parties, trade unions, cultural organizations, or other gr ...
ciri_disap
Disappearances are cases in which people have disappeared, governments are responsible, and political motivation is present. Disappearances occur because of a victim’s political involvement or knowled ...
ciri_dommov
Freedom of domestic movement is the freedom to travel within one’s country, regardless of political views or activities, religious beliefs, ethnicity, marital status, and/or gender. Some countries str ...
ciri_elecsd
The right of citizens to freely determine their own political system and leadership is known as the right to self-determination. Enjoyment of this right means that citizens have both the legal right a ...
ciri_formov
Freedom of foreign movement is the freedom to leave and return to one’s country. There are countries that do not allow citizens to leave at all, or if they do leave, may risk losing their property or ...
ciri_injud
Independence of the judiciary indicates the extent to which the judiciary is independent of control from other sources, and includes whether or not judges are safe from removal by other governmental b ...
ciri_kill
Extrajudicial killings are killings committed by government officials without due process of law, including murders by private groups if instigated by the government. This may include: deaths resul ...
ciri_physint
Physical Integrity Rights is an additive index of the following variables: Disappearance + Extrajudicial Killing + Political Imprisonment + Torture. The index ranges from 0-8. Higher values indicat ...
ciri_polpris
Political imprisonment refers to the incarceration of people by government officials because of their speech; their non-violent opposition to government policies or leaders; their religious beliefs; t ...
ciri_relfre
Freedom of religion is the extent to which citizens are able to exercise and practice their religious beliefs without being subject to governmental restrictions. Citizens of whatever religious belief ...
ciri_speech
This variable indicates the extent to which freedoms of speech and press are affected by government censorship, including ownership of media outlets. Censorship is any form of restriction that is plac ...
ciri_tort
Torture refers to the purposeful inflicting of extreme pain–whether mental or physical–by government officials, or by private individuals at the instigation of government officials. This includes the ...
ciri_wecon
Women’s economic rights include a number of internationally recognized rights. These rights include: - Equal pay for equal work - The right to free choice of gainful employment or profession with ...
ciri_wopol
Women’s political rights include the rights to: vote; run for political office; hold elected and appointed government positions; to join political parties; and, to petition government officials. A ...
ciri_work_l_s
Worker Rights Laws is an additive index of the following variables: (1) rights to form worker union, (2) right to bargain collectively, (3) reasonable limitations on working hours, (4) right to ...
ciri_work_p_s
Worker Rights Practices is an additive index of the following variables: (1) practice of rights to form worker union, (2) practice of right to bargain collectively, (3) practice of reasonable limi ...
ciri_wosoc_l
Women’s social rights include a number of internationally recognized rights. These rights include the following criteria: - The right to equal inheritance - The right to enter into marriage on a bas ...
ciri_wosoc_p
Women’s social rights include a number of internationally recognized rights. These rights include the following criteria: - The right to equal inheritance - The right to enter into marriage on a bas ...