HUMAN RIGHTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05S00620R000100200002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: July 19, 1978
• Content Type: MEMO

Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/16: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000100200002-7
NOFO.RN
D/ORPA-78-659/A
19 July 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
THROUGH : Deputy Director for National Foreign Assessment
Director, Regional Political' Analysis
SUBJECT : Human Rights.
1. On 5 June, you asked for a country by country scorecard of
worldwide performance on human rights since January 1977. Attached
is a final draft of our response (and a copy of your request).
2. You should note particularly:
a. The Summary Tables on page 4 of the report; and
b. The Table at the end (pages Al-A8), which presents our
judgments on the human rights performance of every in-
dependent country in the world with a population of
over 175,000. The only populated areas not covered are
territories that are not independent (e.g-, Greenland,
Hong Kong), or countries with very small populations
(e.g., San Marino, Qatar). Overall, the Table--and the
paper as a whole--cover all but 0.2 percent of the
world's population.
3. Since you personally requested this report, we would like to
have your comments before publishing. After we have your approval,
we are also prepared to work up a Presidential briefing based on the
report. Much of the data can be presented quite effectively on charts
or maps.
4. In reviewing the paper, please be aware that some of our judg-
ments on the human rights performance of nations are harsher than those
of the Department of State. As you probably know, the State. Departr ent
CONFIDENTIAL
P!(lrr'
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/16: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000100200002-7
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/16: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000100200002-7
NOFORN
SUBJECT: Human Rights
annually submits, CountryReports- on. Human- Rights Practices .to -the
House-International--Relations Committee--and- the- Senate Foreign-Re-
lations Committee-.--..-;Thee most recent- comp-i-Tatiorr by-State, which-
runs-over-400 pages; - was pull i shed ~ Tast-February..--..?The' State study
does not compare - countries;--as.- our- does,- and -i rr our view-is . too
optimistic-a bout'the'progress made on human -rights-inanumber: of
coup-tries-_----State-`s-study-al-sor-does-not--everr- cover-the-USSR-, Eastern
Europe,. and.certai n. other -important.. countries . including Argentina,.
Brazil and- Chi.le......Final-ly,.-State's.-study is-unclassified. ..Given
the. differences between.- i t anct our paper,. there- i s some-- fl ap? poten-
tial in ours,..if. it leaks or'-if.'it'-is issued-in an-unclassified
version..
5. All Divisions of ORPA made major contributions to this a er.
The analysts responsible for organizing and coordinating it are
of ORPA's International Issues Division.
25X1
25X1
3 1 JUL Ts
-2-
CONFIDENTIAL
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/16: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000100200002-7
 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/16: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000100200002-7
NOFORN
SUBJECT: Human Rights
1 ~aL '37P
Distribution:
Orig - Addressee w/att
1 - DDCI w/att
1 - Exec Registry w/att
1. - D/NFAC w/att
1 - DD/NFAC w/att
1 - AD-M/NFAC w/att
1 - AD-SS/NFAC w/att
1 - Presidential Briefing
Coordinator w/att
2 - D/ORPA w/att
1 - ORPA/II w/att
2 - ORPA/PS w/att
1 - NFAC Registry w/att
1 - ea. ORPA Division w/att
NFAC/D/ORPA~ (19Ju178/
-3-
CC'NFIDENT IfIf_
Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/16: CIA-RDP05SO062OR000100200002-7
25X1