This information comes from our annual survey of human rights experts, which is not yet available in every country.
Human rights experts said that Academics were at extra risk of violations of at least some of the 14 rights we measure in the following countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
13 out of 14 rights
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
13 out of 14 rights
Kenya
1 out of 14 rights
Liberia
5 out of 14 rights
Mozambique
13 out of 14 rights
Nigeria
10 out of 14 rights
Eswatini
6 out of 14 rights
Zimbabwe
10 out of 14 rights
Europe and Central Asia
United Kingdom
2 out of 14 rights
Kyrgyzstan
1 out of 14 rights
Uzbekistan
4 out of 14 rights
South Asia
Bangladesh
10 out of 14 rights
India
10 out of 14 rights
Sri Lanka
4 out of 14 rights
Maldives
3 out of 14 rights
Nepal
1 out of 14 rights
East Asia and Pacific
China
10 out of 14 rights
Fiji
6 out of 14 rights
Hong Kong
7 out of 14 rights
Indonesia
7 out of 14 rights
South Korea
2 out of 14 rights
Malaysia
1 out of 14 rights
New Caledonia
2 out of 14 rights
New Zealand
5 out of 14 rights
Papua New Guinea
9 out of 14 rights
Singapore
7 out of 14 rights
Thailand
13 out of 14 rights
Taiwan
1 out of 14 rights
Vietnam
7 out of 14 rights