The U.S. Record 2004-2005

The "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 - 2005" report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 665 of P.L. 107-228, the FY 03 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which requires the Department to report on actions taken by the U.S. Government to encourage respect for human rights. This third annual submission complements the longstanding Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2004, and takes the next step, moving from highlighting abuses to publicizing the actions and programs the United States has employed to end those abuses.

Released March 28, 2005

"Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 - 2005" is available in both PDF and HTML versions.  To view the PDF files, you will need to download, at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

--  Statement by the President
--  Preface  PDF version   
--  U.S. Human Rights and Democracy Strategy   PDF version   
--  Purpose and Acknowledgements  PDF version   
--  Africa  PDF version   
--  East Asia and Pacific  PDF version   
--  Europe and Eurasia   PDF version   
--  Middle East and North Africa   PDF version   
--  South Asia  PDF version   
--  Western Hemisphere  PDF version   
--  2004 Human Rights and Democracy Achievement Award Winners  PDF version   
--03/28/05  Remarks on the Release of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 - 2005"; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC 
--03/28/05  On-the-Record Briefing on the Release of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 - 2005"; Michael Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington, DC