write a 8-10 page research paper that discusses the state of democracy, human rights, economic, social, and political developments Your paper must include footnotes or endnotes and a final bibliography,

write a 8-10 page research paper that discusses the state of democracy, human rights, economic, social, and political developments Your paper must include footnotes or endnotes and a final bibliography,

PLEASE NOTE THE TWO REPORTS I DID WERE ON NAMIBIA, “DEMOCRACY REPORT” AND “ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REPORT.”

THESE WERE THE BIBLIOGRAPY BELOW I PRESENTED ON NAMIBIA SO PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION STATED ABOVE PLEASE

1. CIA World Factbook. (2025). Namibia. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook

1. Freedom House. (2025). Freedom in the World: Namibia. Retrieved from https://freedomhouse.org

1. Human Rights Watch. (2025). World Report 2025: Namibia. Human Rights Watch. Retrieved from https://www.hrw.org

1. Mo Ibrahim Foundation. (2025). Africa Governance Index: Namibia. Retrieved from https://mo.ibrahim.foundation

1. Transparency International. (2025). Corruption Perception Index. Retrieved from https://www.transparency.org

1. UNDP (United Nations Development Program). (2025). Human Development Report 2025. United Nations Development Program. Retrieved from https://report.hdr.undp.org

1. UN Women. (2025). Gender Equality in Namibia. United Nations Women. Retrieved from https://www.unwomen.org

1. World Bank. (2025). Country Overview: Namibia. The World Bank. Retrieved from https://www.worldbank.org

1. United Nations Human Rights Office. (2025). Universal Periodic Review: Namibia. Retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/upr-home

1. Political Terror Scale. (2025). Namibia’s Terror Rating. Retrieved from https://www.politicalterrorscale.org

IN ADDITION, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO HELP WITH THE PAPER.

Try to answer these questions in your final paper:

Does your country promote the idea of individual growth and national advancement with justice and dignity for all?

Does your country promote the advancement of women politically and economically?

Does your country encourage broad participation of all levels of society, including all minorities and majorities, and emphasize the deliberative nature of the best democratic practices?

Does your country’s leadership demonstrate respect for the letter and the spirit of the nation’s constitution, including abiding strictly by term limits?

Does your country lead by example and teach respect for dissent, the ideas of others, and the importance of disagreement between political parties and individuals?

Does your country enforce rulings of all courts and independent tribunals and emphasize the independence of the judiciary so as to bolster the rule of law?

Does your country respect international conventions and international laws?

Does your country recognize that leaders are accountable for their actions and that no one is above the law nationally and internationally?

Does your country promote policies aimed at eradicating poverty and enhancing the welfare and livelihoods of citizens?

Does your country strengthen and improve access to education and health care?

Does your country respect all political rights and civil liberties?

Does your country respect economic, social, and cultural rights?

Does your country work for peaceful and lawful transfers of power?

Does your country promote and respect the separation of powers by ensuring autonomy of the judiciary and parliament, and to ensure that the judiciary and parliament are free from unlawful interference by the executive?

Does your country’s leadership refrain from using their office for personal gain and avoid (and declare) all conflicts of interest and personal assets?

Does your country work to end/weaken corruption and expose those acting in their personal capacity who violate national laws and practices against corruption?

Does your country ensure human security? (Defined by the UN as: economic security, food security, health security, environmental security, political security, personal security, community security and combines both freedom from fear and freedom from want)

Does your country respect freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and of expression?

Does your country try to diversify its economy by not relying on 1 or 2 commodities to earn revenue?

Has your country avoided the resource curse?

Source: Based upon the Code of African Leadership, found in Robert Rotberg’s, Overcoming the Oppressors, pp. 326-327.

Sources:

CIA World Factbook– https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook

Freedom House– https://freedomhouse.org

Human Rights Watch– https://www.hrw.org

Mo Ibrahim Foundation–https://mo.ibrahim.foundation

Political Terror Scale– https://www.politicalterrorscale.org

Transparency International (Corruption Perception Index)– https://www.transparency.org

UNDP (Human Development Index)– https://report.hdr.undp.org

United Nations Human Rights Office–(https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/upr-home

UN Women– https://www.unwomen.org

World Bank– https://www.worldbank.org