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xHuman Rights Measurement Initiative launches new UK Data
Date: 24th July 2024
Category:
General measures of implementation, General principles
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) is delighted to launch its latest data for the United Kingdom, informed by insights from over 500 global respondents in the 2024 annual survey.
The United Kingdom scored 81.1% on Quality of Life when measured against the 'income adjusted' benchmark, performing better than average compared to other high-income countries.
The UK's Safety from the State score was 7.1 out of 10, suggesting that a significant number of people face risks such as arbitrary arrest, torture, forced disappearance or extrajudicial killing. This performance is close to the average among five high-income OECD countries for which HRMI has civil and political rights data.
Additionally, the UK's Empowerment score was 5.5 out of 10, reflecting that many people are not fully enjoying their civil liberties and political freedoms (freedom of speech, assembly and association, democratic rights, and religion and belief). This is also close to the average compared with the same group of high-income OECD countries.
This data can be used to highlight areas where the UK Government can improve in meeting its international obligations. It can also be used to strengthen advocacy by including in reports and campaigns with other evidence.