| |  2006 Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesPreface, 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
-- 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
-- Tanzania
-- Togo
-- Uganda
-- Zambia
-- Zimbabwe
East Asia and the Pacific
-- Australia
-- Brunei
-- Burma
-- Cambodia
-- China (Taiwan only)
-- China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
-- East Timor
-- Fiji
-- Indonesia
-- Japan
-- Kiribati
-- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of*
-- Korea, Republic of
-- Laos
-- Malaysia
-- Marshall Islands
-- Micronesia, Federated States of
-- Mongolia
-- Nauru
-- New Zealand
-- Palau
-- Papua New Guinea
-- Philippines
-- Samoa
-- Singapore
-- Solomon Islands
-- Thailand
-- 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
-- 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
Appendices
-- Appendix A: Notes on Preparation of the Country Reports and Explanatory Notes
-- Appendix B: Reporting on Worker Rights
-- Appendix C: Selected International Human Rights Conventions
-- Appendix D: Description of International Human Rights Conventions in Appendix C
-- Appendix E: Country Assistance FY2006
-- Appendix F: UN General Assembly's Third Committee Country Resolution Votes - 2006
-- Appendix G: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Related Material
--03/06/07 Briefing on The State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--03/06/07 Release of the State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Washington, DC
--03/06/07 Photo: Assistant Secretary Lowenkron at the Release of the 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights
--03/05/07 Special Press Briefing and Release of 2006 Annual Report on Human Rights
--12/14/06 Guiding Principles on Non-Governmental Organizations
--03/06/07 On-The-Record Briefing on the State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs; Washington, DC
| | | Highlights |  2006 Annual Report on Human Rights
Secretary Rice delivered opening remarks on the release of the State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Under Secretary Dobriansky also gave remarks. Assistant Secretary Lowenkron followed with remarks and responses to reporters' questions. Country Reports
The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress in compliance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended, and section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The law provides that the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by February 25 "a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights, within the meaning of subsection (A) in countries that receive assistance under this part, and (B) in all other foreign countries which are members of the United Nations and which are not otherwise the subject of a human rights report under this Act." Reports on several countries are included that do not fall into the categories established by these statutes and that thus are not covered by the congressional requirement. |
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