Overview of Human Rights in Dominica

Dominica is a parliamentary democracy. The government of works to respect the rights of its citizens and has a good human rights record. The only major complaints reported by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights are poor prison conditions and discrimination and poor living conditions faced by the indigenous Carib Indians. The government is slowly addressing these issues.

Human Development Index (HDI) Rank:

68th out of 177

Note: Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index that measures the level of well-being of nations in the world. It uses factors such as poverty, literacy, life-expectancy, education, gross domestic product, and purchasing power parity to assess the average achievements in each nation. It has been used in the United Nation’s Human Development Report since 1993.