So... where is it safe to travel?
Not too many places it seems... Currently only 14 countries meet the default criteria (Lack information for 4 countries that might meet the criteria). Kinda sad...
What can we do about it?
Don't know... join Amnesty and petition countries to start respecting human rights?
How do I use this site?
First you need a decent browser (which is anything except Internet Explorer 8 or below), choose your criteria by checking checkboxes and dragging slider. The map will update and show safe countries in green and unsafe in red. You can also hover over a country to see it's name and details. Double-clicking on using your scroll wheel zooms.
Why has this site been made?
The creation of this site was inspired by the prosecution of Marte Dalelv. That such a modern looking country as the UAE could have such a stone age attitude towards women is simply shocking.
My country X has signed Y covenant!
That not really a question is it? Anyhoo: Firstly, this site doesn't care about signing the covenant, the country must be listed as having performed one of the actions "ratification", "accession" or "succession". Secondly, all these lists have been compiled manually for this site, provide some documentation and we'll update.
You've listed sharia law? That's like racist or biggoteryist or something!
It is the opinion of the creators of this site that sharia law is incompatible with human rights. It is quite telling that (at the time of this writing) only a single country is excluded as a safe destination on that reason alone. Most countries with sharia law are excluded on multiple grounds.
What's up with the countries in gray?
These are countries where we do not have the information to determine if they meet the criteria you have set. Most likely this is because the "Rule of law" criteria is missing a few countries, but it could be caused by any of the sliding criteria. Hover over a country to see if there are criterias that are unavailable. It may also be areas where sovereignty is disputed.
What's the deal with the number used for "Rule of law"?
The creators of the Rule of law index doesn't have a named index (satisfactory, good, etc), so it was decided that we would turn the score they use into a linear scale going from 0 (worst score) to 100 (best score). So the number we use here can't be used to compare the countries against each other, they're just laid out in correct order. Check the Rule of law web site for the full details of the score. Our default criteria of 80 was simply chosen based on the fact that it wouldn't exclude any more countries compared to the rest of the criterias.
How can I get in touch?
This site looks like crap!
Yeah, sorry. We suck at design.
Ads? There are ads! You're trying to make money!
Not that there's anything wrong with making money, but the ads are only there to cover hosting cost (which they currently don't).