The Challenge of Politics
Web Resources
The following links will help you explore the themes of Chapter 8 on the Web.
To learn more about the principle of justice, visit Amnesty International’s Web site. Amnesty is a well-known organization that campaigns to free all prisoners of conscience, ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, abolish cruel treatment of prisoners, end political killings and disappearances, and ensure other human rights. The Amnesty International site lists its current campaigns and recommends action in the form of letter writing. The “Library” for this Web site is searchable by country, region, and theme.
Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advocates worldwide democracy and freedom. In addition to providing news and press releases, the Freedom House Web site is an excellent source for research and publications. The site includes country ratings, global survey results, a freedom map, and online editions of the Freedom House Monitor.
For over seventy years, the Gallup Organization has employed public opinion polling to study human nature and behavior around the world. The organization has offices in forty countries. The Gallup site offers extensive analysis of polling data on a variety of political and public policy issues and is a valuable resource for assessing the political climate of many societies.
Human Rights Watch is an important nongovernmental organization that works to expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. The HRW Web site includes a powerful collection of photo essays along with the latest news concerning human rights. In addition, the site offers a listing of current HRW campaigns worldwide. Modern global issues are identified on the site and explored with news releases, publications, commentaries, and world reports.
The International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
The International Relations and Security Network is a Swiss contribution to Partnership for Peace. ISN provides information services including searchable reference databases and access to new publications. An integral part of ISN is “Security Watch,” a service from Reuters containing daily news briefs on world affairs.