INVESTIGATE THE DATA Unequal civil and political rights
Case Study A: Voting and freedom of expression Freedom House is an organisation based in the US that monitors the respect shown towards civil and political rights around the world. In the data below, it ranks how countries perform in delivering equality of rights such as voting and freedom of expression. Examine the data closely and answer the questions that follow.
free
partly free not free
Free Partly free Not free
Freedom in the World 2018 Status by Populaon and Country
Source: Freedom House Global: By Country Global: By Populaon
Source: Freedom House
UNDERSTAND
1. Identify three countries that are considered ‘free’ when it comes to civil and political rights. 2. Identify three countries considered ‘not free’ when it comes to civil and political rights. 3. What do you think is meant by ‘partly free’?
4. What percentage of the world’s population lives under governments where their civil and political rights are … (a) free? ________
(b) not free? ________ (c) partly free? ________
5. Do you think this is data we can trust, or could it be open to bias (being one-sided)? Why? If necessary, research the source of the data.