What we are
HumanRights.gov is the official United States Government (USG) website for human rights related information. The site’s search function links users directly with news, reports and explanatory information from the State Department, USG agencies and other resources, allowing for easy access to publicly available documents. We provide a one-stop site for researching the USG’s involvement in human rights.
What we are not
We cannot handle any submissions or reports about human rights abuses. Below is a list of offices which may be able to better direct information concerning human rights abuses and issues.
For issues related to human trafficking and slavery, please contact the Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Office, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit.
To report international human rights abuses, please contact the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
To report information related to the United States, please contact the Department of Justice’s Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, or U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement’ Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center.
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Accessibility
The commitment to accessibility for all is reflected on this site in our efforts to ensure all functionality and all content are accessible to all HumanRights.gov users.
The HumanRights.gov site is routinely tested for compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act using a technical standards check-list, in-depth testing with screen readers, policy experts, and persons with disabilities. For more information on Section 508 technical standards please visit section508.gov.
In addition, the HumanRights.gov site is also routinely reviewed for alignment with the latest Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines for W3C. The Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines define how browsers, media players, and other “user agents” support people with disabilities and work assistive technologies.
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Users can get information regarding the accessibility of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files from the Access Adobe website.
The HumanRights.gov website is updated frequently to make it as accessible as possible. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, etc.) and have difficulty accessing information on HumanRights.gov please contact us and provide the URL (web address) of the material you tried to access, the problem you experienced, and your contact information. A HumanRights.gov team member will contact you and attempt to provide the information you’re seeking.
