United States Department of State
The Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy, a mission based on the role of the Secretary of State as the President's principal foreign policy adviser. Each year, the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor submits to the U.S. Congress a 5,000-page report on human rights conditions in 196 countries, referred to as the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The Department of State also submits to Congress a yearly Report on International Religious Freedom. Website: www.state.gov/interntl/
- Annual Reports 10,095
- Country Reports 58
- Maps 3
- Speeches/Statements 4
- Afghanistan 63
- Albania 59
- Algeria 61
- American Samoa 1
- Andorra 36
- Angola 57
- Antigua and Barbuda 38
- Argentina 64
- Armenia 56
- Aruba 4
- Australia 53
- Austria 60
- Azerbaijan 59
- Bahamas 39
- Bahrain 63
- Bangladesh 57
- Barbados 40
- Belarus 47
- Belgium 64
- Belize 49
- Benin 48
- Bermuda 1
- Bhutan 35
- Bolivia 56
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 62
- Botswana 44
- Brazil 63
- Brunei Darussalam 41
- Bulgaria 54
- Burkina Faso 54
- Burundi 52
- Cambodia 59
- Cameroon 48
- Canada 60
- Cape Verde 37
- Central African Republic 44
- Chad 47
- Chile 57
- China 123
- Colombia 64
- Comoros 43
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54
- Congo, Republic of the 41
- Costa Rica 47
- Croatia 51
- Cuba 61
- Cyprus 52
- Czech Republic 53
- Côte d'Ivoire 52
- Denmark 54
- Djibouti 56
- Dominica 34
- Dominican Republic 51
- Ecuador 56
- Egypt 63
- El Salvador 52
- Equatorial Guinea 47
- Eritrea 46
- Estonia 51
- Ethiopia 63
- Fiji 40
- Finland 51
- France 64
- French Guiana 1
- French Polynesia 1
- Gabon 49
- Gambia 46
- Georgia 63
- Germany 64
- Ghana 51
- Greece 64
- Grenada 35
- Guadeloupe 1
- Guatemala 54
- Guinea 47
- Guinea-Bissau 42
- Guyana 45
- Haiti 45
- Honduras 50
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 55
- Hungary 55
- Iceland 44
- India 65
- Indonesia 63
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 62
- Iraq 57
- Ireland 49
- Israel 72
- Italy 64
- Jamaica 48
- Japan 62
- Jordan 59
- Kazakhstan 61
- Kenya 59
- Kiribati 39
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 61
- Korea, Republic of 54
- Kuwait 59
- Kyrgyzstan 62
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 57
- Latvia 53
- Lebanon 65
- Lesotho 41
- Liberia 48
- Libya 61
- Liechtenstein 35
- Lithuania 54
- Luxembourg 43
- Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) 50
- Madagascar 49
- Malawi 45
- Malaysia 60
- Maldives 42
- Mali 59
- Malta 47
- Marshall Islands 37
- Martinique 1
- Mauritania 52
- Mauritius 47
- Mexico 60
- Micronesia, Federated States of 42
- Moldova, Republic of 53
- Monaco 35
- Mongolia 48
- Montenegro 54
- Morocco 64
- Mozambique 45
- Myanmar 57
- Namibia 42
- Nauru 34
- Nepal 59
- Netherlands 61
- Netherlands Antilles 6
- New Caledonia 1
- New Zealand 53
- Nicaragua 51
- Niger 50
- Nigeria 65
- Northern Mariana Islands 1
- Norway 54
- Occupied Palestinian Territory 60
- Oman 56
- Pakistan 66
- Palau 39
- Panama 55
- Papua New Guinea 42
- Paraguay 60
- Peru 61
- Philippines 65
- Poland 55
- Portugal 53
- Puerto Rico 1
- Qatar 59
- Romania 53
- Russian Federation 65
- Rwanda 57
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 35
- Saint Lucia 37
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40
- Samoa 35
- San Marino 35
- Sao Tome and Principe 36
- Saudi Arabia 64
- Senegal 56
- Serbia 79
- Seychelles 37
- Sierra Leone 54
- Singapore 58
- Slovakia 50
- Slovenia 53
- Solomon Islands 39
- Somalia 56
- South Africa 63
- South Sudan 8
- Spain 64
- Sri Lanka 66
- Sudan 64
- Suriname 48
- Swaziland 41
- Sweden 55
- Switzerland 52
- Syrian Arab Republic 59
- Tajikistan 64
- Tanzania, United Republic of 57
- Thailand 63
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 52
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) 34
- Togo 48
- Tonga 38
- Trinidad and Tobago 44
- Tunisia 57
- Turkey 64
- Turkmenistan 50
- Turks and Caicos Islands 1
- Tuvalu 34
- U.S. Virgin Islands 1
- Uganda 64
- Ukraine 56
- United Arab Emirates 60
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 64
- United States of America 6
- Uruguay 51
- Uzbekistan 60
- Vanuatu 36
- Venezuela 58
- Viet Nam 49
- Wallis and Futuna 1
- Western Sahara Territory 34
- Yemen 62
- Zambia 49
- Zimbabwe 50
- Abduction 161
- Abkhazians 3
- Aborigine 1
- Abuse of psychiatry 3
- Access to procedures 191
- Acehnese 2
- Adoption 5
- Afars 1
- Age discrimination 2
- Ahmadis 72
- Airports 1
- Ajarians 1
- Alawi 17
- Alevis 13
- Anglican 469
- Animist 321
- Anti-terrorism law 1
- Arabs 4
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 3,510
- Armed forces / Military 65
- Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 285
- Armenian 15
- Ashkaelian 1
- Assemblies of God 178
- Assyrians 5
- Asylum-seekers 229
- Azeri 3
- Baha'i 776
- Bail 1
- Baptist 563
- Basques 7
- Batak 1
- Batwa 2
- Bedoon 5
- Bengalis 1
- Berber 2
- Bihari 1
- Border conflict 5
- Border controls 21
- Border crossers 1
- Buddhist 570
- Caferis 1
- Calvinist 22
- Caribs 1
- Catholic 1,413
- Ceasefire 8
- Chaldean 36
- Cham 1
- Chechen 6
- Child labour 820
- Child prostitution 530
- Child soldiers 149
- Children's rights 3,341
- Children-at-risk 2,577
- Chin 1
- Chittagong Hill Tribes 1
- Christian 1,375
- Christian Scientist 13
- Circassians 2
- Civil and political rights 1
- Civil war 1
- Combatants / Former combatants 1
- Communal conflict / Social conflict 38
- Conflict situation 15
- Confucianist 70
- Congregationalist 56
- Contemporary forms of slavery 38
- Copts 77
- Corruption 635
- Coup d'état 8
- Creoles 1
- Crimes against humanity 4
- Criminal justice 822
- Dalit 5
- Death in custody 20
- Death penalty 5
- Death squads 1
- Demobilization / Disarmament 6
- Democracy 42
- Deportation / Forcible return 26
- Dinka 3
- Disabled persons 1,057
- Disappeared persons 2,964
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 3,111
- Domestic violence 232
- Drug trafficking 58
- Druze 38
- Economic, social and cultural rights 2,506
- Effective protection 192
- Effective remedy 180
- Egyptians 2
- Elderly 1
- Elections 893
- Emigrants 2
- Episcopalian 98
- Equal opportunities 1
- Ethiopians 1
- Evacuation 1
- Evangelical 582
- Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 2
- Expulsion 1
- Extradition 1
- Extrajudicial executions 2,783
- Extreme poverty 1
- False documents 2
- Falun Gong 33
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) 93
- Forced labour 3,865
- Forced marriage 78
- Forced relocation 7
- Forced sterilization / Abortion 1
- Foreign occupation 24
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 2,935
- Freedom of assembly and association 3,403
- Freedom of conscience 1
- Freedom of expression 3,243
- Freedom of information 787
- Freedom of movement 3,019
- Freedom of religion 6,137
- Freedom of speech 3,088
- Fulani 1
- Gang related violence 8
- Gender discrimination 3,228
- Gender-based persecution 199
- Generalized violence 20
- Genocide 1
- Gujaratis 1
- HIV and AIDS 70
- Haitians 4
- Han 1
- Hare Krishna 150
- Harmful traditional practices 25
- Hazara 1
- Hindu 568
- Hmong 35
- Honour killings 8
- Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 28
- Huang Jiao 3
- Hui 1
- Human rights activists 48
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 2,510
- Human rights courts 61
- Human rights monitors 414
- Humanitarian assistance 4
- IDP camps 3
- Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants 31
- Illegitimate children 1
- Immigrants 14
- Immigration Detention 193
- Impunity 203
- Independence of judiciary 198
- Indigenous persons 283
- Integration 1
- Internal armed conflict 27
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 259
- International armed conflict 3
- International courts and tribunals 4
- International protection 381
- Ismaili 31
- Jain 22
- Japanese 1
- Jehovah's Witness 746
- Jew 815
- Juvenile justice system 10
- Kachin 3
- Karachay 1
- Karakalpaks 1
- Karamojong 1
- Karen 1
- Kashmiris 5
- Khmer 1
- Kikuyu 1
- Kisii 1
- Kosovar 11
- Kuchi 1
- Kunama 1
- Kurd 19
- Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 7
- Legal representation / Legal aid 4
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 343
- Lutheran 373
- Maasai 1
- Madhiban 6
- Malinke / Mandingo 1
- Maori 1
- Mapuche 1
- Maronite 70
- Mayans 1
- Mennonite 89
- Mental health 4
- Mentally disadvantaged persons 8
- Meskhetians 1
- Messianic Jews 31
- Methodist 415
- Migrant rights 12
- Migrants 179
- Military courts 1
- Military operations 23
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 62
- Minorities 1,361
- Minority rights 5
- Montagnards 1
- Moravian 31
- Mormon 615
- Moros 1
- Muslim 1,469
- Naturalization 3
- New Life Church 3
- Non-self-governing territories 1
- Non-state agents of persecution 2
- Nuba 2
- One-child policy / Family planning 2
- Opposition 89
- Orang Asli 1
- Oromo 1
- Orthodox Christian 613
- Ossetians (South) 4
- Palestinian 28
- Pashtun 2
- Passports 2
- Peace agreements 6
- Peace process 4
- Peacekeeping 15
- Pentecostal 492
- Persecution based on nationality 156
- Persecution based on political opinion 600
- Persecution of family members 6
- Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 438
- Piracy 3
- Police 1,016
- Political groups 1
- Political parties 53
- Political situation 5
- Polygamy 9
- Pre-trial detention 259
- Presbyterian 259
- Prison or detention conditions 1,173
- Property restitution 113
- Prostitution / Commercial sex work 699
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 15
- Protestant 1,001
- Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest 10
- Public health 2
- Quan Yin 2
- Racial / Ethnic persecution 41
- Rastafarian 119
- Reconciliation 6
- Referendum 8
- Refoulement 1
- Refugee camps 7
- Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 6
- Refugees 830
- Registration 2
- Reintegration 1
- Rejected asylum-seekers 2
- Religious discrimination 3,825
- Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 2,031
- Resettlement 1
- Residence permits / Residency 18
- Return conditions 4
- Returnees 8
- Right to education 14
- Right to employment 2
- Right to family life 1
- Right to health 2
- Right to justice 6
- Right to return 1
- Right to self-determination 437
- Rights of non-citizens 10
- Rohingya (Arakanese) 9
- Roma 71
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 341
- SGBV 2,948
- Sabean Mandean 9
- Safe country of origin 1
- Saharawis 3
- Salafi 35
- Sale of children 23
- Samaritans 1
- Sami 50
- San Bushmen 4
- Sanctions 2
- Scientologist 112
- Security forces 734
- Security situation 22
- Serb 19
- Serious non-political crime 8
- Seventh Day Adventist 609
- Sexual and reproductive rights 6
- Shabak 1
- Shamanism 15
- Shia 370
- Shinto 34
- Sikh 187
- Sinhalese 1
- Small arms 3
- Smuggling of persons 212
- Social group discrimination 2,531
- Social group persecution 3
- Somalis 3
- State of emergency 13
- Stateless persons 192
- Statelessness 2
- Sufi 113
- Sunni 586
- Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 1
- Tamil 7
- Taoist 102
- Tatars 3
- Terrorism 1,583
- Threats / Intimidation 62
- Tibetan 12
- Torres Strait Islanders 1
- Torture 170
- Trafficking in persons 5,452
- Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) 172
- Tuareg 1
- Turks 3
- Uighur 10
- Unaccompanied / Separated children 18
- Unification Church 76
- Uzbek 1
- Visas 11
- Voluntary repatriation 2
- War crimes 10
- Widowed persons 1
- Witchcraft 4
- Witnesses 76
- Women's rights 3,286
- Women-at-risk 2,507
- Work permits 1
- Yazīdī 23
- Zanzibaris 3
- Zoroastrian 98
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