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U.S. Department of State  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor What's New | Democracy | Human Rights | Labor | Religious Freedom | Remarks | Related Links | Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 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. General Index | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995-1993 (gopher) | Report to the UN Committee Against Torture This Report is prepared in accordance with the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment, or Punishment entered into force for the United States on November 20, 1994. The Initial Report of the United States of America to the UN Committee Against Torture covers the situation in the United States through September 1999. 1999 | Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination This Report is prepared in accordance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, entered into force for the United States on November 20, 1994. The Initial Report of the United States of America to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination covers the situation in the United States through August 2000. 2000 | International Religious Freedom Report The International Religious Freedom Report Report describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, and government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. [Included are also the Interim and Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom (ACRFA)] 2000 | 1999 | 1998 Final | 1998 Interim | A World of Decent Work: Labor Diplomacy for the New Century A World of Decent Work: Labor Diplomacy for the New Century is the first report prepared by the Advisory Committee on Labor Diplomacy. This document outlines the Advisory Committee's recommendations on the resources and policies necessary to implement labor diplomacy programs efficiently and to ensure U.S. leadership on worker rights in the international community. 2000 | Additional Reports 04/20/00: Kosovo Judicial Assesment Mission Report [.pdf file] 12/1999: Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo: An Accounting 05/1999: Erasing History: Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo [end of document] Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | Department of State