Free access to writings covering South West Asia and North Africa
SAGE is offering free access to journal articles, reference entries and chapters covering South West Asia and North Africa ‘for a limited period’ (period not defined). You can search and download academic interdisciplinary content covering a range of social science topics including politics, law, gender studies and social welfare.
Rainbow map of Europe – LGBTQ+ rights
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (May 17th) and #Standup4HumanRights and to promote an equal, just and inclusive world for all, ILGA has updated its rainbow map of Europe for 2023.ILGA-Europe have produced the Rainbow Map and Index since 2009. It ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI […]
ILGA World Database
A resource maintained by ILGA World – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. It provides information on all UN nations and many others covering 6 areas: Area 1 | Legal Frameworks Area 2 | International Human Rights Treaties Area 3 | UN Treaty Bodies Area 4 | UN Special Procedures Area 5 | Universal […]
State corruption
Explore the 2022 Transparency International Index. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The methodology is provided and there are indexes from the early 1990s onwards.
Index of African Governance
The 2022 Ibrahim Index of African Governance has just been published. It provides a biennial statistical assessment of the quality of governance in a large number of African countries. It covers security, rule of law, participation, equality and more. The reports provides details of the methodology and the ability to compare the scores over a longer period of […]
Say my name right
Say my Name Right is a shareable resource developed by Dr Hannah Deakin-Smith and Dr Jane Pilcher of Nottingham Trent University. It draws on findings from the Say My Name research project funded by the British Academy which explored the impact on students of staff avoiding saying their name or mispronouncing it. It emphasizes how important it is for staff to learn how to […]
Critical race theory
UCLA Law school project tracking attacks on the teaching of critical race theory in the USA. Critical race theory seeks to expose systematic racism and racist cultures. This UCLA project aims to monitor ways in which states have attempted to ban or limit this. Its website has details, mappings and discussion.
African Law resource
AfricanLII is an open-access research platform for African law jointly operated by the AfricanLII based at University of Cape Town and Laws.Africa. AfricanLII aims to provide free access to legal materials from the African Union as well as a network of national legal institutes. There are currently about 16 of these. Get links to full text […]
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