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Methodology
For the 47 countries included in our annual survey, we asked human rights experts to choose, from a list of options, which groups of people were particularly at risk of rights violations.
All people
Indigenous people
People of particular ethnicities
People of particular races
People from particular social or cultural backgrounds
People with particular religious beliefs or practices
People of particular nationalities
People in particular geographic locations
People outside a country’s borders
Women and/or girls
LGBTQIA+ people
Children
Older people
People with disabilities
People with specific health conditions
People with particular political affiliations or beliefs
Journalists
Human rights advocates
Members of labour unions / workers’ rights advocates
People who protest or engage in non-violent political activity
People suspected of political violence
People suspected of terrorism
Detainees or those accused of crimes
Migrants and/or immigrants
Refugees or asylum seekers
People with low social or economic status
People who are homeless
People with less education
Academics
Professionals
Men and/or boys
Street children or homeless youth
Single parent families
Internally displaced people
People without a legal identity
People affected by climate change
Members of the military
Students
People from particular castes, work or descent
Sex workers
Other people