Overview of Human Rights in Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy. The Grand Duke is mainly a titular role. The Prime Minister is head of the government, which works to respect the civil and human rights of its citizens. The law provides effective means of dealing with individual abuses. In the last few years, only prison overcrowding has been reported as a human rights concern.  Overall, Luxembourg has one of the best human rights records internationally.

Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 12th 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.