Food for thought; instead of trying make a statement against certain states or
country, what about only/mostly patronizing those countries that are setting
the high-bar for human rights via their *actions* (vs laws too often ignored)
spanning a comprehensive set of criteria, including all that extrajudicial
activity (incarceration, torture, etc)?
For example, the Human Rights Data Project contains standards-based
quantitative information on government practices for a wide range of
internationally-recognized human rights, primarily drawing from the US
Department of State and Amnesty International reports.
http://www.humanrightsdata.com/p/faq.html
http://www.humanrightsdata.com/p/data-documentation.html
THE BEST & WORST OF 2010
http://www.humanrightsdata.com/2011/12/human-rights-in-2010-ciri-report.html
All 14 of CIRI’s individual indicators of particular human rights can be summed
into an overall human rights score.
The best score a country can receive is 30.
Top 13 Countries:
Denmark [30]
Iceland [30]
Austria [29]
New Zealand [29]
Norway [29]
Australia [28]
Belgium [28]
Finland [28]
Liechtenstein [28]
Luxembourg [28]
Netherlands [28]
San Marino [28]
Sweden [28]