Refworld Case Law Collection Survey
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/j/drl/rls/irf/
- Annual Reports 12,309
- Country Reports 58
- Maps 3
- Speeches/Statements 5
- Afghanistan 94
- Albania 71
- Algeria 78
- American Samoa 3
- Andorra 41
- Angola 66
- Antigua and Barbuda 47
- Argentina 76
- Armenia 65
- Aruba 9
- Australia 63
- Austria 72
- Azerbaijan 71
- Bahamas 48
- Bahrain 75
- Bangladesh 72
- Barbados 49
- Belarus 56
- Belgium 76
- Belize 58
- Benin 57
- Bermuda 5
- Bhutan 44
- Bolivia 65
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 74
- Botswana 53
- Brazil 75
- Brunei Darussalam 50
- Bulgaria 66
- Burkina Faso 66
- Burundi 64
- Cambodia 68
- Cameroon 62
- Canada 72
- Cape Verde 46
- Central African Republic 53
- Chad 59
- Chile 66
- China 157
- Colombia 85
- Comoros 52
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the 63
- Congo, Republic of the 50
- Costa Rica 56
- Croatia 60
- Cuba 74
- Cyprus 69
- Czech Republic 62
- Côte d'Ivoire 62
- Denmark 66
- Djibouti 68
- Dominica 39
- Dominican Republic 60
- Ecuador 65
- Egypt 84
- El Salvador 61
- Equatorial Guinea 56
- Eritrea 58
- Estonia 60
- Ethiopia 75
- Fiji 49
- Finland 60
- France 80
- French Guiana 3
- French Polynesia 3
- Gabon 58
- Gambia 55
- Georgia 75
- Germany 77
- Ghana 60
- Greece 81
- Grenada 40
- Guadeloupe 3
- Guam 3
- Guatemala 63
- Guinea 56
- Guinea-Bissau 51
- Guyana 54
- Haiti 54
- Honduras 59
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 66
- Hungary 64
- Iceland 53
- India 88
- Indonesia 81
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 78
- Iraq 84
- Ireland 67
- Israel 97
- Italy 76
- Jamaica 57
- Japan 74
- Jordan 72
- Kazakhstan 73
- Kenya 72
- Kiribati 48
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 72
- Korea, Republic of 66
- Kuwait 71
- Kyrgyzstan 74
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 66
- Latvia 62
- Lebanon 104
- Lesotho 50
- Liberia 57
- Libya 90
- Liechtenstein 40
- Lithuania 63
- Luxembourg 51
- Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) 61
- Madagascar 58
- Malawi 54
- Malaysia 77
- Maldives 54
- Mali 82
- Malta 56
- Marshall Islands 46
- Martinique 3
- Mauritania 65
- Mauritius 56
- Mexico 72
- Micronesia, Federated States of 51
- Moldova, Republic of 62
- Monaco 40
- Mongolia 57
- Montenegro 63
- Morocco 76
- Mozambique 54
- Myanmar 66
- Namibia 51
- Nauru 39
- Nepal 72
- Netherlands 82
- Netherlands Antilles 10
- New Caledonia 3
- New Zealand 62
- Nicaragua 60
- Niger 69
- Nigeria 84
- Northern Mariana Islands 4
- Norway 66
- Oman 68
- Pakistan 110
- Palau 48
- Palestine, State of 98
- Panama 67
- Papua New Guinea 51
- Paraguay 72
- Peru 76
- Philippines 88
- Poland 64
- Portugal 62
- Puerto Rico 4
- Qatar 71
- Romania 62
- Russian Federation 79
- Rwanda 67
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 40
- Saint Lucia 46
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49
- Samoa 40
- San Marino 40
- Sao Tome and Principe 41
- Saudi Arabia 77
- Senegal 68
- Serbia 103
- Seychelles 46
- Sierra Leone 63
- Singapore 70
- Slovakia 59
- Slovenia 62
- Solomon Islands 48
- Somalia 76
- South Africa 75
- South Sudan 18
- Spain 79
- Sri Lanka 82
- Sudan 76
- Suriname 57
- Swaziland 50
- Sweden 67
- Switzerland 61
- Syrian Arab Republic 91
- Tajikistan 76
- Tanzania, United Republic of 69
- Thailand 75
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 63
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) 43
- Togo 57
- Tonga 47
- Trinidad and Tobago 54
- Tunisia 73
- Turkey 82
- Turkmenistan 62
- Turks and Caicos Islands 4
- Tuvalu 39
- U.S. Virgin Islands 4
- Uganda 76
- Ukraine 67
- United Arab Emirates 72
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83
- United States of America 10
- Uruguay 60
- Uzbekistan 75
- Vanuatu 41
- Venezuela 75
- Viet Nam 58
- Wallis and Futuna 3
- Western Sahara Territory 39
- Yemen 84
- Zambia 58
- Zimbabwe 59
- Abduction 269
- Abkhazians 5
- Aborigine 5
- Abuse of psychiatry 4
- Access to procedures 203
- Acehnese 2
- Adoption 6
- Afars 1
- Africans 8
- Afro-Colombians 1
- Age discrimination 2
- Ahmadis 101
- Airports 1
- Ajarians 1
- Alawi 22
- Albanians 2
- Albinism/Persons with Albinism 44
- Alevis 15
- Anglican 583
- Animist 415
- Anti-terrorism law 4
- Appeal / Right to appeal 1
- Arabs 8
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 3,807
- Armed forces / Military 117
- Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 640
- Armenian 15
- Ashkaelian 4
- Assemblies of God 212
- Assyrians 9
- Asylum policy 197
- Asylum-seekers 295
- Azeri 3
- Baha'i 991
- Bail 3
- Bantu 3
- Baptist 693
- Basarwa 3
- Basques 7
- Batak 1
- Batwa 3
- Bedoon 13
- Bellah 1
- Bengalis 1
- Berber 3
- Bihari 1
- Border conflict 11
- Border controls 28
- Border crossers 2
- Bosnian 1
- Buddhist 744
- Burden of proof 1
- Caferis 1
- Calvinist 28
- Caribs 3
- Catholic 1,773
- Ceasefire 11
- Chaldean 44
- Cham 3
- Chechen 7
- Child labour 1,514
- Child prostitution 1,138
- Child soldiers 266
- Children's rights 3,543
- Children-at-risk 2,964
- Chin 1
- Chittagong Hill Tribes 1
- Christian 1,780
- Christian Scientist 17
- Circassians 2
- Citizenship / Nationality law 1
- Civil and political rights 1
- Civil war 5
- Civilian character of asylum 1
- Climate change (including environmental migrants) 1
- Combatants / Former combatants 1
- Communal conflict / Social conflict 109
- Conflict situation 15
- Confucianist 89
- Congregationalist 69
- Contemporary forms of slavery 71
- Convention against Torture (CAT) 5
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) 1
- Copts 101
- Corruption 1,131
- Coup d'état 21
- Creoles 1
- Crimean Tatars 6
- Crimes against humanity 8
- Criminal justice 833
- Dalit 9
- Death in custody 37
- Death penalty 12
- Death squads 1
- Demobilization / Disarmament 6
- Democracy 116
- Denial of nationality 1
- Denial of refugee status 1
- Deportation / Forcible return 53
- Dinka 8
- Disappeared persons 3,059
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 3,464
- Domestic violence 532
- Drug trafficking 113
- Druze 43
- Economic, social and cultural rights 2,506
- Effective protection 208
- Effective remedy 182
- Egyptians 7
- Elections 1,248
- Emigrants 41
- Episcopalian 117
- Equal opportunities 1
- Eritreans 1
- Ethiopians 2
- Ethnic cleansing 2
- Evacuation 1
- Evangelical 729
- Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 4
- Exiles 39
- Expulsion 1
- Extradition 1
- Extrajudicial executions 2,991
- Extreme poverty 1
- False documents 5
- Falun Gong 49
- Family reunification 1
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) 211
- Flight by land, air or sea 5
- Forced labour 4,774
- Forced marriage 312
- Forced relocation 23
- Forced sterilization / Abortion 8
- Foreign occupation 28
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 2,951
- Freedom of assembly and association 3,782
- Freedom of conscience 1
- Freedom of expression 3,638
- Freedom of information 1,029
- Freedom of movement 3,230
- Freedom of religion 6,680
- Freedom of speech 3,362
- Fulani 1
- Gang related violence 31
- Gender discrimination 3,605
- Gender-based persecution 199
- Generalized violence 46
- Genocide 1
- Good governance 4
- Gross, systematic and large-scale 2
- Gujaratis 1
- HIV and AIDS 296
- Haitians 8
- Han 1
- Haratin 1
- Hare Krishna 178
- Harmful traditional practices 34
- Hazara 3
- Hindu 728
- Hmong 35
- Honour killings 30
- Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 125
- Huang Jiao 5
- Hui 1
- Human rights activists 105
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 2,711
- Human rights courts 62
- Human rights monitors 665
- Humanitarian assistance 15
- IDP camps 14
- Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants 81
- Illegitimate children 1
- Immigrants 36
- Immigration Detention 245
- Immunity 1
- Impunity 576
- Independence of judiciary 376
- Indigenous persons 420
- Integration 25
- Internal armed conflict 88
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 382
- International armed conflict 3
- International courts and tribunals 5
- International protection 573
- Ismaili 46
- Jain 29
- Japanese 1
- Jehovah's Witness 961
- Jew 1,121
- Juvenile justice system 24
- Kachin 4
- Karachay 1
- Karakalpaks 1
- Karamojong 3
- Karen 1
- Kashmiris 6
- Khmer 2
- Kikuyu 1
- Kisii 1
- Kosovar 24
- Kuchi 1
- Kunama 2
- Kurd 28
- Labour law 1
- Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 24
- Legal representation / Legal aid 13
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 658
- Lutheran 460
- Maasai 1
- Madhiban 6
- Malinke / Mandingo 1
- Maori 3
- Mapuche 1
- Maronite 82
- Mayans 3
- Mbororo 1
- Mennonite 108
- Mental health 6
- Mentally disadvantaged persons 22
- Meskhetians 1
- Messianic Jews 35
- Methodist 510
- Midgan 2
- Migrant rights 59
- Migrants 310
- Military courts 5
- Military law 2
- Military operations 32
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 101
- Minorities 1,387
- Minority rights 12
- Montagnards 1
- Moravian 46
- Mormon 778
- Moros 1
- Muslim 1,877
- National security / Public order 46
- Naturalization 7
- Nepalis 1
- New Life Church 3
- Non-self-governing territories 3
- Non-state agents of persecution 4
- Nuba 3
- Nuer 3
- Older persons 1
- One-child policy / Family planning 6
- Opposition 120
- Orang Asli 1
- Oromo 1
- Orthodox Christian 771
- Ossetians (South) 6
- Palestinian 36
- Papuans 2
- Pashtun 2
- Passports 18
- Peace agreements 12
- Peace process 14
- Peacekeeping 23
- Pentecostal 617
- Persecution based on nationality 157
- Persecution based on political opinion 724
- Persecution of family members 19
- Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 633
- Persons with disabilities 1,412
- Piracy 4
- Poles 1
- Police 1,393
- Political groups 1
- Political parties 179
- Political situation 8
- Polygamy 12
- Pre-trial detention 569
- Presbyterian 321
- Prevention of discrimination 5
- Prison or detention conditions 1,624
- Property restitution 195
- Prostitution / Commercial sex work 1,450
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 37
- Protestant 1,288
- Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest 83
- Public health 5
- Quan Yin 2
- Racial / Ethnic persecution 58
- Racism / Xenophobia / Hate Crimes 22
- Rastafarian 154
- Readmission 1
- Reconciliation 12
- Referendum 13
- Refoulement 45
- Refugee camps 26
- Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 20
- Refugees 1,102
- Registration 49
- Reintegration 1
- Rejected asylum-seekers 31
- Rejection at border 1
- Religious discrimination 4,130
- Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 2,076
- Rescue at sea / Interception at sea 1
- Resettlement 33
- Residence permits / Residency 20
- Return conditions 7
- Returnees 17
- Right to a nationality 1
- Right to education 133
- Right to employment 69
- Right to family life 1
- Right to food 1
- Right to health 9
- Right to justice 9
- Right to registration at birth 192
- Right to return 3
- Right to seek asylum 1
- Right to self-determination 473
- Rights of non-citizens 30
- Rohingya (Arakanese) 22
- Roma 182
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 613
- SGBV 3,428
- Sabean Mandean 13
- Safe country of origin 36
- Saharawis 6
- Salafi 50
- Sale of children 58
- Samaritans 3
- Sami 50
- San Bushmen 9
- Sanctions 2
- Scientologist 140
- Security forces 1,129
- Security situation 36
- Serb 23
- Serious non-political crime 23
- Seventh Day Adventist 751
- Sexual and reproductive rights 198
- Shabak 2
- Shamanism 21
- Shan 1
- Sharia law 2
- Shia 466
- Shinto 40
- Sikh 238
- Single heads of household 1
- Sinhalese 2
- Small arms 3
- Smuggling of persons 228
- Social group discrimination 2,548
- Social group persecution 3
- Somalis 5
- State of emergency 18
- Statelessness 199
- Sufi 143
- Sunni 741
- Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 539
- Tamil 11
- Taoist 126
- Tatars 7
- Temporary protection 72
- Terrorism 2,074
- Threats / Intimidation 365
- Tibetan 26
- Torres Strait Islanders 1
- Torture 435
- Trafficking in persons 6,628
- Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) 226
- Travel documents 1
- Tuareg 3
- Turkmen 1
- Turks 5
- Uighur 15
- Unaccompanied / Separated children 56
- Unification Church 109
- Urban refugees 4
- Uzbek 2
- Visas 22
- Voluntary repatriation 8
- War crimes 13
- Widowed persons 1
- Witchcraft 23
- Withdrawal of nationality 6
- Witnesses 86
- Women's rights 3,492
- Women-at-risk 2,507
- Work permits 4
- Yazīdī 36
- Zanzibaris 3
- Zoroastrian 111
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