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The World's Worst Child Labor Offenders

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Child Labor Sub Saharan Africa, Maplecroft, Ilo, Child Labor, Child Labor Index, Maplecroft Child Labor Index, Unicef, World News

Where in the world are children forced to work in dangerous conditions, often toiling at the expense of receiving education and basic freedoms? The...

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Which Country Has The Worst Human Rights Record?

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Maplecroft, Human Rights, Arab Countries, Human Rights Arab Spring, Human Rights Risks, Human Rights Risk Index, World News

Maplecroft's Human Rights Risk Index for 2012 paints a grim picture of human rights in countries worldwide. The research agency ranked 197 countrie...

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PHOTOS: Nations With Highest Risk Of Terrorist Attacks

Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Maplecroft, Terrorism, Terrorism Risk Index, Somalia, Al Qaeda, Global Terrorism, World News

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Somalia is most at risk from terrorist attack, followed by Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan and the new nation of South Su...

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The World's Worst Human Rights Offenders

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Liu Xiaobo, Human Rights, Maplecroft, Human Rights Violations, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Gay Rights, Slidepollajax, Nobel Peace Prize, International Human Rights Day, China, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Civil Rights, World News

In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, China has the dubious distinction of joining the world's t...

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Countries With Extreme Risk Of Terrorist Attack (PHOTOS): 2010 Global Terrorism Risk Index

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maplecroft, Somalia, War, Terrorist Attack, Slidepollajax, Global Risk Index, Iraq, Terrorism, Greece, World News

Somalia has the unfortunate distinction of being the country at the highest risk for a terrorist attack, according to a newly published report. Publ...

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Terrorism Risk Index 2010: Iraq Tops The List (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terrorists, War on Terror, Somalia, Pakistan, Terrorist, Terrorism Risk Index, Slidehuge, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Maplecroft, World News

Maplecroft, an organization that assesses geopolitical risks for companies and investors, has compiled its 2010 Terrorism Risk Index (TRI). The index ...

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