Nominal Commitment to Human Rights: A Global Survey
– Country profile
United States of
America
Location
Population
Government
Independence / Establishment
UN Human Development Index1
North America
306.6 million
Federal constitutional republic
1776
0.956 (Very high human development)
International human rights conventions ratified2
Reservations3
Individual petition mechanisms accepted4
No. violations per total judgments5
Rank
8
30
0
Not applicable
17th
NCHR Index
NCHR Rank
0.098 (Low nominal commitment)
186th
Remarks
The country with the most reservations to a
single treaty (17 to ICCPR) and 2nd overall by
total no. reservations. One of just 2 states that
have not ratified the CRC. Lowest ranked of the
UNSC P5 members.
International human rights conventions
ICC-IHL-IRL
ICCPR + OP1 + OP2
ICESCR
CERD
CEDAW + OP
CAT + OP
CRC + OP1 + OP2
CRMW
CRPD + OP
CPCG
ICC
Geneva Conventions + P1 + P2
CSR + OP
1
2
3
4
5
UN Human Development Report 2009
Including optional protocols
Includes reservations, statements and declarations
Includes international and regional petition mechanisms
Judgments of a regional human rights court that found at least 1 violation (not included in the HSRP Index).