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 13,615
- Country Reports 58
- Maps 3
- Speeches/Statements 5
- Afghanistan 126
- Albania 78
- Algeria 89
- American Samoa 5
- Andorra 44
- Angola 71
- Antigua and Barbuda 52
- Argentina 83
- Armenia 70
- Aruba 11
- Australia 70
- Austria 79
- Azerbaijan 78
- Bahamas 53
- Bahrain 82
- Bangladesh 82
- Barbados 54
- Belarus 61
- Belgium 83
- Belize 63
- Benin 63
- Bermuda 6
- Bhutan 49
- Bolivia 70
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 81
- Botswana 58
- Brazil 82
- Brunei Darussalam 55
- Bulgaria 73
- Burkina Faso 78
- Burundi 70
- Cambodia 73
- Cameroon 72
- Canada 79
- Cape Verde 51
- Central African Republic 58
- Chad 69
- Chile 71
- China 177
- Colombia 98
- Comoros 57
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68
- Congo, Republic of the 55
- Costa Rica 61
- Croatia 65
- Cuba 79
- Cyprus 80
- Czech Republic 67
- Côte d'Ivoire 71
- Denmark 73
- Djibouti 75
- Dominica 42
- Dominican Republic 65
- Ecuador 70
- Egypt 97
- El Salvador 66
- Equatorial Guinea 61
- Eritrea 65
- Estonia 65
- Eswatini 55
- Ethiopia 82
- Fiji 54
- Finland 65
- France 89
- French Guiana 3
- French Polynesia 3
- Gabon 63
- Gambia 60
- Georgia 82
- Germany 84
- Ghana 65
- Greece 90
- Grenada 43
- Guadeloupe 3
- Guam 5
- Guatemala 68
- Guinea 61
- Guinea-Bissau 56
- Guyana 59
- Haiti 59
- Honduras 64
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 73
- Hungary 69
- Iceland 58
- India 107
- Indonesia 94
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 89
- Iraq 103
- Ireland 76
- Israel 115
- Italy 83
- Jamaica 62
- Japan 81
- Jordan 79
- Kazakhstan 80
- Kenya 81
- Kiribati 51
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 79
- Korea, Republic of 71
- Kuwait 78
- Kyrgyzstan 81
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 71
- Latvia 67
- Lebanon 133
- Lesotho 55
- Liberia 62
- Libya 112
- Liechtenstein 43
- Lithuania 68
- Luxembourg 56
- Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) 68
- Madagascar 63
- Malawi 59
- Malaysia 88
- Maldives 61
- Mali 97
- Malta 61
- Marshall Islands 51
- Martinique 3
- Mauritania 74
- Mauritius 61
- Mexico 79
- Micronesia, Federated States of 56
- Moldova, Republic of 67
- Monaco 43
- Mongolia 62
- Montenegro 68
- Morocco 83
- Mozambique 59
- Myanmar 71
- Namibia 56
- Nauru 42
- Nepal 81
- Netherlands 93
- Netherlands Antilles 10
- New Caledonia 3
- New Zealand 67
- Nicaragua 65
- Niger 84
- Nigeria 96
- North Macedonia 70
- Northern Mariana Islands 6
- Norway 73
- Oman 75
- Pakistan 145
- Palau 53
- Palestine, State of 123
- Panama 74
- Papua New Guinea 56
- Paraguay 79
- Peru 85
- Philippines 104
- Poland 69
- Portugal 67
- Puerto Rico 6
- Qatar 78
- Romania 67
- Russian Federation 90
- Rwanda 72
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 43
- Saint Lucia 51
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 54
- Samoa 43
- San Marino 43
- Sao Tome and Principe 44
- Saudi Arabia 84
- Senegal 75
- Serbia 100
- Seychelles 51
- Sierra Leone 68
- Singapore 77
- Slovakia 64
- Slovenia 67
- Solomon Islands 53
- Somalia 88
- South Africa 82
- South Sudan 23
- Spain 88
- Sri Lanka 91
- Sudan 83
- Suriname 62
- Sweden 74
- Switzerland 66
- Syrian Arab Republic 114
- Tajikistan 83
- Tanzania, United Republic of 76
- Thailand 82
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) 48
- Togo 62
- Tonga 52
- Trinidad and Tobago 61
- Tunisia 84
- Turkey 94
- Turkmenistan 69
- Turks and Caicos Islands 5
- Tuvalu 42
- U.S. Virgin Islands 6
- Uganda 83
- Ukraine 75
- United Arab Emirates 79
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 94
- United States of America 12
- Uruguay 65
- Uzbekistan 83
- Vanuatu 44
- Venezuela 84
- Viet Nam 63
- Wallis and Futuna 3
- Western Sahara Territory 42
- Yemen 97
- Zambia 63
- Zimbabwe 64
- Abduction 303
- Abkhazians 6
- Aborigine 5
- Abuse of psychiatry 4
- Access to procedures 386
- Acehnese 2
- Adoption 6
- Afars 1
- Africans 9
- Afro-Colombians 1
- Age discrimination 2
- Ahmadis 119
- Airports 1
- Ajarians 1
- Alawi 25
- Albanians 2
- Albinism/Persons with Albinism 52
- Alevis 20
- Anglican 645
- Animist 470
- Anti-terrorism law 4
- Appeal / Right to appeal 1
- Arabs 9
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 4,007
- Armed forces / Military 124
- Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 815
- Armenian 15
- Ashkaelian 4
- Assemblies of God 231
- Assyrians 13
- Asylum policy 397
- Asylum-seekers 303
- Azeri 3
- Baha'i 1,107
- Bail 3
- Bantu 3
- Baptist 760
- Basarwa 4
- Basques 7
- Batak 1
- Batwa 3
- Bedoon 15
- Bellah 1
- Bengalis 1
- Berber 3
- Bihari 1
- Border conflict 13
- Border controls 31
- Border crossers 4
- Bosnian 1
- Buddhist 832
- Burden of proof 1
- Caferis 1
- Calvinist 31
- Caribs 3
- Catholic 1,956
- Ceasefire 11
- Chaldean 49
- Cham 3
- Chechen 7
- Child labour 1,764
- Child prostitution 1,348
- Child soldiers 321
- Children's rights 3,746
- Children-at-risk 3,158
- Chin 1
- Chittagong Hill Tribes 1
- Christian 1,986
- Christian Scientist 19
- Circassians 2
- Citizenship / Nationality law 1
- Civil and political rights 1
- Civil war 7
- Civilian character of asylum 1
- Climate change (including environmental migrants) 1
- Combatants / Former combatants 3
- Communal conflict / Social conflict 130
- Conflict situation 15
- Confucianist 99
- Congregationalist 76
- Contemporary forms of slavery 76
- Convention against Torture (CAT) 5
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) 1
- Copts 112
- Corruption 1,318
- Coup d'état 23
- Creoles 1
- Crimean Tatars 8
- Crimes against humanity 9
- Criminal justice 833
- Dalit 9
- Death in custody 43
- Death penalty 13
- Death squads 2
- Demobilization / Disarmament 6
- Democracy 151
- Denial of nationality 1
- Denial of refugee status 1
- Deportation / Forcible return 58
- Dinka 9
- Disappeared persons 3,096
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 3,665
- Domestic violence 732
- Drug trafficking 162
- Druze 49
- Economic, social and cultural rights 2,506
- Effective protection 407
- Effective remedy 182
- Egyptians 7
- Elections 1,450
- Emigrants 71
- Episcopalian 135
- Equal opportunities 1
- Eritreans 1
- Ethiopians 2
- Ethnic cleansing 2
- Evacuation 1
- Evangelical 803
- Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 5
- Exiles 75
- Expulsion 1
- Extradition 2
- Extrajudicial executions 3,052
- Extreme poverty 1
- False documents 5
- Falun Gong 59
- Family reunification 1
- Female genital mutilation (FGM) 284
- Flight by land, air or sea 5
- Forced labour 5,159
- Forced marriage 539
- Forced relocation 24
- Forced sterilization / Abortion 9
- Foreign occupation 30
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 2,951
- Freedom of assembly and association 3,984
- Freedom of conscience 1
- Freedom of expression 3,811
- Freedom of information 1,233
- Freedom of movement 3,356
- Freedom of religion 7,286
- Freedom of speech 3,506
- Fulani 1
- Gang related violence 43
- Gender discrimination 3,809
- Gender-based persecution 199
- Generalized violence 50
- Genocide 1
- Good governance 4
- Gross, systematic and large-scale 2
- Gujaratis 1
- HIV and AIDS 447
- Haitians 9
- Han 1
- Haratin 2
- Hare Krishna 197
- Harmful traditional practices 91
- Hazara 3
- Hindu 811
- Hmong 35
- Honour killings 33
- Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 144
- Huang Jiao 6
- Hui 1
- Human rights activists 108
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 2,711
- Human rights courts 64
- Human rights monitors 867
- Humanitarian assistance 20
- IDP camps 16
- Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants 85
- Illegitimate children 1
- Immigrants 38
- Immigration Detention 255
- Immunity 1
- Impunity 694
- Independence of judiciary 431
- Indigenous persons 475
- Integration 26
- Internal armed conflict 116
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 443
- International armed conflict 3
- International courts and tribunals 6
- International protection 573
- Ismaili 55
- Jain 34
- Japanese 1
- Jehovah's Witness 1,075
- Jew 1,457
- Juvenile justice system 27
- Kachin 4
- Karachay 1
- Karakalpaks 1
- Karamojong 3
- Karen 1
- Kashmiris 7
- Khmer 2
- Kikuyu 1
- Kisii 1
- Kosovar 27
- Kuchi 1
- Kunama 2
- Kurd 30
- Labour law 1
- Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 28
- Legal representation / Legal aid 19
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 768
- Lutheran 506
- Maasai 1
- Madhiban 6
- Malinke / Mandingo 1
- Maori 3
- Mapuche 1
- Maronite 89
- Maternal and child health care 7
- Mayans 4
- Mbororo 2
- Mennonite 118
- Mental health 6
- Mentally disadvantaged persons 25
- Meskhetians 1
- Messianic Jews 38
- Methodist 558
- Midgan 2
- Migrant rights 71
- Migrants 490
- Military courts 7
- Military law 2
- Military operations 33
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 113
- Minorities 1,538
- Minority rights 12
- Montagnards 1
- Moravian 55
- Mormon 866
- Moros 1
- Multiple nationality 1
- Muslim 2,079
- National security / Public order 92
- Naturalization 9
- Nepalis 1
- New Life Church 3
- Non-self-governing territories 5
- Non-state agents of persecution 7
- Nuba 3
- Nuer 4
- Older persons 1
- One-child policy / Family planning 20
- Opposition 125
- Orang Asli 1
- Oromo 2
- Orthodox Christian 853
- Ossetians (South) 7
- Palestinian 41
- Papuans 2
- Pashtun 2
- Passports 18
- Peace agreements 13
- Peace process 17
- Peacekeeping 25
- Pentecostal 681
- Persecution based on nationality 157
- Persecution based on political opinion 922
- Persecution of family members 21
- Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 822
- Persons with disabilities 1,610
- Piracy 4
- Poles 1
- Police 1,597
- Political groups 1
- Political parties 299
- Political situation 8
- Polygamy 12
- Pre-trial detention 715
- Presbyterian 351
- Prevention of discrimination 6
- Prison or detention conditions 1,827
- Property restitution 259
- Prostitution / Commercial sex work 1,449
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 46
- Protestant 1,402
- Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest 105
- Public health 6
- Quan Yin 2
- Quechua 1
- Racial / Ethnic persecution 58
- Racism / Xenophobia / Hate Crimes 40
- Rastafarian 174
- Readmission 1
- Reception 1
- Reconciliation 14
- Referendum 16
- Refoulement 86
- Refugee camps 26
- Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 22
- Refugees 1,304
- Registration 104
- Reintegration 1
- Rejected asylum-seekers 35
- Rejection at border 2
- Religious discrimination 4,237
- Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 2,101
- Rescue at sea / Interception at sea 2
- Resettlement 34
- Residence permits / Residency 21
- Return conditions 7
- Returnees 18
- Right to a nationality 1
- Right to education 243
- Right to employment 69
- Right to family life 1
- Right to food 1
- Right to health 10
- Right to justice 11
- Right to registration at birth 389
- Right to return 4
- Right to seek asylum 4
- Right to self-determination 474
- Rights of non-citizens 49
- Rohingya (Arakanese) 24
- Roma 206
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 815
- Sabean Mandean 15
- Safe country of origin 75
- Safe third country 39
- Saharawis 7
- Salafi 58
- Sale of children 58
- Samaritans 3
- Sami 50
- San Bushmen 10
- Sanctions 3
- Scientologist 154
- Security forces 1,332
- Security situation 38
- Serb 24
- Serious non-political crime 27
- Seventh Day Adventist 832
- Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 3,625
- Sexual and reproductive rights 398
- Shabak 2
- Shamanism 25
- Shan 1
- Sharia law 3
- Shia 517
- Shinto 43
- Sikh 265
- Single heads of household 1
- Sinhalese 2
- Small arms 3
- Smuggling of persons 293
- Social group discrimination 2,551
- Social group persecution 3
- Somalis 6
- State of emergency 22
- Statelessness 199
- Sufi 158
- Sunni 825
- Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 727
- Tamil 12
- Taoist 138
- Tatars 9
- Temporary protection 150
- Terrorism 2,426
- Threats / Intimidation 502
- Tibetan 30
- Tien Do 1
- Torres Strait Islanders 1
- Torture 634
- Trafficking in persons 7,205
- Transit 2
- Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) 254
- Travel documents 1
- Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations 1
- Tuareg 4
- Turkmen 1
- Turks 5
- Uighur 17
- Unaccompanied / Separated children 135
- Unification Church 127
- Urban refugees 4
- Uzbek 2
- Visas 23
- Voluntary repatriation 38
- War crimes 15
- Widowed persons 1
- Witchcraft 28
- Withdrawal of nationality 8
- Witnesses 87
- Women's rights 3,693
- Women-at-risk 2,507
- Work permits 4
- Yazīdī 42
- Zanzibaris 4
- Zoroastrian 119
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