Human Rights Abuses
WorldPoliticalGeopoliticalThe Political Terror Scale, which is a yearly measure of state-inflicted political "terror" such as torture, disappearances, and political imprisonment. The rankings are as follows: (1) Countries are under a secure rule of law, people are not imprisoned for their views, and torture is rare or exceptional. Political murders are rare. (2) There is a limited amount of imprisonment for nonviolent political activity. However, a few persons are affected; torture and beating are exceptional. Political murder is rare. (3) There is extensive political imprisonment. Execution or other political murders and brutality may be common. Unlimited detention, with or without trial, for political views is accepted. (4) The practices of level 3 are expanded to larger numbers. Murders, disappearances, and torture are part of life. Despite its generality, on this level, terror affects primarily those who interest themselves in politics or ideas. (5) The terrors of level 4 have been extended to the whole population. The leaders of these societies place no limits on the means or thoroughness with which they pursue personal or ideological goals. Levels are based on the U.S. State Department data set.
Political Terror ScaleHuman rights abuse levels highlight countries under different levels. Level 1 (light yellow): Australia and New Zealand. Level 2 (light orange): Canada. Level 3 (orange): Kazakhstan and Argentina. Level 4 (red): Brazil and India. Level 5 (dark red): China and Sudan.
Value | Aden | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan | Bahama Islands | Basutoland | Bechuanaland | British Guiana | British Honduras | British North Borneo | Cameroons | Canada | Ceylon | Cyprus | Egypt | Falkland Islands | Fiji | Gambia | Gold Coast | India | Iraq | Irish Free State | Jamaica | Kenya | Kuwait | Malay States | Mauritius | New Hebrides | New Zealand | Newfoundland | Nigeria | North East New Guinea | Northern Rhodesia | Nyasaland | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Samoa | Sarawak | Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South West Africa | Southern Rhodesia | Swaziland | Tanganyika | Territory of Papua | Togo | Transjordan | Trinidad and Tobago | Trucial Oman | Uganda | Union of South Africa | United Kingdom | |
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| 87.3% | 96.9% | 45.3% | 46.0% | 64.8% | 75.6% | 51.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40.9% | 94.0% | 84.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 95.6% | 25.7% | 88.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98.8% | 96.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 85.3% | 82.8% | 43.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 95.5% | 3.10% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98.5% | 97.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.9% | 97.5% | 39.6% | 38.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47.4% | 4.39% | 37.8% | 98.5% | 93.1% | 26.1% | 30.2% | 96.8% | 76.6% | 56.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59.9% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 6.31% | 94.1% | 84.5% | 98.1% | 94.9% | 99.5% | 98.2% | 96.4% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 97.2% | 96.9% | 12.1% | 99.3% | 96.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||