Release of Human Rights Report 2007

The U.S. Department of State today announces the release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. The U.S. Congress mandates these reports every year on 194 countries around the world.

Based on the fundamental and universal nature of human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United States seeks to:

Hold governments accountable to their obligations under universal human rights norms and international human rights instruments;
Promote greater respect for human rights, including freedom from torture, freedom of expression, press freedom, women's rights, children's rights, and the protection of minorities;
Promote the rule of law, seek accountability, and change cultures of impunity;
Assist efforts to reform and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Council;
Coordinate human rights activities with important allies and regional organizations.

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/

2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Preface, Overview and Acknowledgements, and Introduction
--  Preface
--  Overview and Acknowledgements
--  Introduction

Africa
--  Angola
--  Benin
--  Botswana
--  Burkina Faso
--  Burundi
--  Cameroon
--  Cape Verde
--  Central African Republic
--  Chad
--  Comoros
--  Congo, Democratic Republic of the
--  Congo, Republic of the
--  Cote d'Ivoire
--  Djibouti
--  Equatorial Guinea
--  Eritrea
--  Ethiopia
--  Gabon
--  Gambia, The
--  Ghana
--  Guinea
--  Guinea-Bissau
--  Kenya
--  Lesotho
--  Liberia
--  Madagascar
--  Malawi
--  Mali
--  Mauritania
--  Mauritius
--  Mozambique
--  Namibia
--  Niger
--  Nigeria
--  Rwanda
--  Sao Tome and Principe
--  Senegal
--  Seychelles
--  Sierra Leone
--  Somalia
--  South Africa
--  Sudan
--  Swaziland
--  Togo
--  Uganda
--  Zambia
--  Zimbabwe

East Asia and the Pacific
--  Australia
--  Brunei
--  Burma
--  Cambodia
--  China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
--  Taiwan
--  Fiji
--  Indonesia
--  Japan
--  Kiribati
--  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
--  Korea, Republic of
--  Laos
--  Malaysia
--  Marshall Islands
--  Micronesia, Federated States of
--  Mongolia
--  New Zealand
--  Palau
--  Papua New Guinea
--  Philippines
--  Samoa
--  Singapore
--  Solomon Islands
--  Thailand
--  Timor-Leste
--  Tonga
--  Tuvalu
--  Vanuatu
--  Vietnam

Europe and Eurasia
--  Albania
--  Andorra
--  Armenia
--  Austria
--  Azerbaijan
--  Belarus
--  Belgium
--  Bosnia and Herzegovina
--  Bulgaria
--  Croatia
--  Cyprus
--  Czech Republic
--  Denmark
--  Estonia
--  Finland
--  France
--  Georgia
--  Germany
--  Greece
--  Hungary
--  Iceland
--  Ireland
--  Italy
--  Latvia
--  Liechtenstein
--  Lithuania
--  Luxembourg
--  Macedonia
--  Malta
--  Moldova
--  Monaco
--  Montenegro
--  Netherlands, The
--  Norway
--  Poland
--  Portugal
--  Romania
--  Russia
--  San Marino
--  Serbia (includes Kosovo)
--  Slovak Republic
--  Slovenia
--  Spain
--  Sweden
--  Switzerland
--  Turkey
--  Ukraine
--  United Kingdom

Near East and North Africa
--  Algeria
--  Bahrain
--  Egypt
--  Iran
--  Iraq
--  Israel and the occupied territories
--  Jordan
--  Kuwait
--  Lebanon
--  Libya
--  Morocco [including Western Sahara]
--  Oman
--  Qatar
--  Saudi Arabia
--  Syria
--  Tunisia
--  United Arab Emirates
--  Western Sahara
--  Yemen

South and Central Asia
--  Afghanistan
--  Bangladesh
--  Bhutan
--  India
--  Kazakhstan
--  Kyrgyz Republic
--  Maldives
--  Nepal
--  Pakistan
--  Sri Lanka
--  Tajikistan
--  Turkmenistan
--  Uzbekistan

Western Hemisphere
--  Antigua and Barbuda
--  Argentina
--  Bahamas
--  Barbados
--  Belize
--  Bolivia
--  Brazil
--  Canada
--  Chile
--  Colombia
--  Costa Rica
--  Cuba
--  Dominica
--  Dominican Republic
--  Ecuador
--  El Salvador
--  Grenada
--  Guatemala
--  Guyana
--  Haiti
--  Honduras
--  Jamaica
--  Mexico
--  Nicaragua
--  Panama
--  Paraguay
--  Peru
--  Saint Kitts and Nevis
--  Saint Lucia
--  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
--  Suriname
--  Trinidad and Tobago
--  Uruguay
--  Venezuela

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