The U.S. Record 2005-2006

The "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005 - 2006" 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 fourth annual submission complements the longstanding Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2005, 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 April 5, 2006

"Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005 - 2006" is available in both a PDF version and a HTML version (below).  To view the PDF files, you will need to download, at no cost, the Adobe Acrobat Reader .

--  Statement by the President
--  Preface
--  U.S. Human Rights and Democracy Strategy
--  Purpose and Acknowledgments
--  Africa
--  East Asia and Pacific
--  Europe and Eurasia
--  Middle East and North Africa
--  South Asia
--  Western Hemisphere
--  2005 Human Rights and Democracy Achievement Award Winner
--  Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005 - 2006 (PDF)  [4843 Kb]
--04/05/06  Special Briefing on Release of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005-2006; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Washington, DC
--04/05/06  Fact Sheet: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005 - 2006