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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State

The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1999 Human Rights Report 1998 Human Rights Report 1997 Human Rights Report 1996 Human Rights Report 1993 - 1995 Human Rights Report (gopher) [end of document] Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | Department of State