Administration of Justice

Belgian Judicial Statistics
      www.just.fgov.be/img_justice/publications/pdf/248.pdf

This report provides data on the Justice System of Belgium for 2008. In French.

Country Profile (U.S. Department of State)
      www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2874.htm

A profile of Belgium including information organized into the categories of: geography, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, U.S. relations and travel/business.

Statistics Belgium
      www.statbel.fgov.be/

This website provides access to various statistical information concerning Belgium.  Available in Dutch, French, Deutsch, and English.

The World Factbook (CIA)
      www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/al.html

Provides a description of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues of Belgium. Other country descriptions are written to a common template so that comparisons of similar functions in different countries can be made easily.


Corruption & Fraud

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) - Council of Europe

GRECO evaluation procedures involve the collection of information through questionnaire(s), on-site country visits enabling evaluation teams to solicit further information during high-level discussions with domestic key players, and drafting of evaluation reports. These reports, which are examined and adopted by GRECO, contain recommendations to the evaluated countries in order to improve their level of compliance with the provisions under consideration. Measures taken to implement recommendations are subsequently assessed by GRECO under a separate compliance procedure


Drugs & Alcohol

Belgium National Report on Drugs
  
This national report provides an annual summary of the statistics of drug use and treatment issues in Belgium

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction: Country Overview
      www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/country-overviews/be

This overview presents a comprehensive overview of the drugs situation in Belgium. Topics covered in the country overview include: drug use among the general population and young people, prevention, problem drug use, treatment demand, drug-related infectious diseases, drug-related deaths, treatment responses, harm reduction responses, drug markets and drug-related offences, national drug laws, national drug strategy, coordination mechanism in the field of drugs and drug-related research. Also included in the country report are key statistics on the drug situation and a barometer that indicates the prevalence profile and relative rating of the country.


Human Rights

Amnesty International - International Report

An overview of the current human rights status of Belgium as determined by the Amnesty International Report. In Arabic, English, French, and Spanish.

Annual Reports to Congress on International Religious Freedom - Belgium

These reports, produced by the U.S. Department of State, describe the status of religious freedom in Belgium, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.

Freedom House - Political Rights and Civil Liberties

Country report including basis political, economic, and social data arranged in the following categories: population, gross national income per capita (GNI/per capita), life-expectancy, religious groups, ethnic groups, captial, political rights, civil liberties, status, and a ten-year ratings timeline. Includes reports from 2002-2007, 2008.


Research & Statistics

Security in Brussels
      nl.sitestat.com/eukn/eukn/s?themes.urban_policy.security_and_crime_prevention.security-in-brussels_1717.external&ns_type=clickout&ns_url=http://www.brusselsstudies.be/PDF/EN_70_CFB2.pdf

Brussels is often talked about as a relatively unsafe city, and the city's inhabitants are inclined to express a feeling of low security. Yet the meagre quality of available data makes it difficult to form a precise view on the topic. This article addresses the issue of perception and reality of security in Brussels and offers conclusions for future research.