Special Reports

Human Rights Reports

>> 2008

• March 11- 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
  Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

SECRETARY RICE: Good afternoon. I am pleased today to join Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor – Jonathan Farrar – in announcing the publication of the Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2007.

In every region of the world, men and women are working peacefully, and often at great risk to themselves and their families, to secure human rights and fundamental freedoms, to follow their consciences and speak their minds without fear, to choose those who would govern them and to hold their leaders accountable and to achieve equal justice under the law. more
- Republic of Korea 
- North Korea (DPRK)
- Full Report
- Introduction
- Remarks by Secretary Condoleezza Rice
- Remarks by Jonathan Farrar, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
- Human Rights Report Supports Human Rights Activists, Rice Says, Ameica.gov

>> 2007

• 05 Apr 07 - Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006
  - Preface
  - North Korea (DPRK)
  - Full Report 
  - On-The-Record Briefing on the Release of the Annual Report
• 06 Mar 07 - State Department Releases 2006 Reports on Human Rights Practices
  - Republic of Korea
  - Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
  - Full Report 
  - Secretary Rice's Briefing on 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

>> 2006

• 5 Apr 06 - Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005-2006
  - North Korea         
  - Full Report

• 8 Mar 06 - State Department Releases 2005 Human Rights Country Reports
  - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  - Republic of Korea
  - Full Report
• Human Rights Reports  

>> 2005                                                         

• 28 Feb 05 - State Department Releases 2004 Human Rights Country Reports
  - 2004 Full Reports
  - Republic of Korea
  - North Korea
• 28 Feb 05 - Promoting Human Rights "Bedrock" of Foreign Policy, Official Says
• 28 Feb 05 - Human Rights Report Cites Continued Abuses in North Korea

>> 2004

• 25 Feb 04 - State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Country Reports
  - 2003 Full Reports
  - Republic of Korea
  - North Korea
• 17 May 04 - Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-2004
  - Full Report
  - North Korea

Trafficiking in Persons Report

>> 2007

• June 12, 2007 - Public Awareness of Human Trafficking Increasing, Rice Says
  - Republic of Korea Report 
  - North Korea (DPRK) Report 
  - Remarks by Secretary Rice at the Report Release 
  - Remarks by Ambassador Lagon at the Report Release 
  - Full Report

>> 2005

• 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report (Jun 1, 2005)                

>> 2004

• 11 June 04 - Trafficking in Persons Report 2004
    - Full Report
    - Republic of Korea and North Korea 

International Religious Freedom Report

>> 2007

• International Religious Freedom Report 2007
  - 2007 Preface
  - 2007 Executive Summary 
  - 2007 Introduction 
  - Korea, Republic of
  - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  - Full Report

>> 2006

• International Religious Freedom Report 2006
  - 2006 Preface
  - 2006 Executive Summary
  - Korea, Republic of
  - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  - Full Report

>> 2005

• 8 Nov 05 - United States Releases 2005 International Religious Freedom Report
  - Republic of Korea
  - North Korea
  - Full text for 2005 +

>> 2004

• 15 Sep 04 - Religious Freedom Report Affirms U.S. Support for Human Rights
  - 2004 Reports
  - Republic of Korea
  - Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Trade Report

• 2005 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property: Korea in Watch List (Apr 29, 2005)
• 2005 Trade Barriers Report on Korea (March 30, 2005)
• 2005 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (Mar 30, 2005)

Narcotics Control Reports

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2007 Full Report
• 2006 Full Report
• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2005
  - Republic of Korea
  - North Korea
• 01 Mar 04 - International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, 2003
  - Republic of Korea
  - North Korea

Intellectual Property Rights Report

• 12  Nov 04 - Embassy-Sponsored Intellectual Property Rights Roundtable Focuses on Protection of Digital Music, Films and Software
• 03 May 04 - 2004 Report on Intellectual Property Protection
    - Full Report
    - 2004 Special 301 Report

Performance and Accountability Report

• FY 2002

Security

• 11 Dec 02 - Bush Administration Releases New WMD Strategic Plan - (PDF Format)
• 20 Sep 02 - President Bush Sends New National Security Strategy to Congress (PDF Format)

Foreign Students in the United States

• Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation, CRS Report for Congress, December 8, 2006