Freedom Info

[jenstar]

Is there a website that will provide me with info on which countries do and do not have ID cards, military service, censorship, capital punishment, etc?

[xyzzyplugh]

Maybe the 'CIA world fact book' which I don't currently have url for you but is commonly available as a public database

[cupra]

The Amnesty website has plenty of info on some of the more unsavoury activities that go on around the world: http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/index.html

Other than that, 'Rough Guide to....' normally tells you home truths about areas and countrys. http://travel.roughguides.com/