# Americans want the U.S. to call out human rights abuses abroad

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/americans-want-the-u-s-to-call-out-human-rights-abuses-abroad/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 56.9% of Americans support U.S. criticism of human rights abuses in other countries, 14.4% oppose it and 28.7% are neutral.

Strong support accounts for 28.5% and strong opposition for 7.8%. Another 28.7% neither support nor oppose.

## Topline

U.S. criticisms of human rights abuses in other countries?

Americans want the U.S. to call out human rights abuses abroad.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither support nor oppose: 28.7%
- Strongly support: 28.5%
- Somewhat support: 28.4%
- Strongly oppose: 7.8%
- Somewhat oppose: 6.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: Technology, Security, and Global Affairs
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-112](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-112)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-112](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-112)