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Senior diplomats spoke about the evolution of human rights policy at a day-long conference to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and L…

At a special briefing at the State Department, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Lorne Craner spoke to repor…

Witnesses testified about human rights violations in Cuba. Among the topics they addressed were treatment of dissidents and journalists, the Cuban justice system, and recent implementation o…

Secretary of State Colin Powell and Lorne Craner, Assistant Sec. of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, spoke to reporters about "The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2…

Panelists talked about human rights, conditions for dissidents, and North Korean refugees. Among the issues they addressed were conditions in North Korean labor camps, Chinese repatriation o…

Witnesses testified about human rights abuses by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and about the treatment of women and minorities. They also talked about the political future of Afghanistan…

Secretary Powell announced the State Department’s report,"International Trafficking in Humans," mandated by Congress. He and other department officials talked with reporters about the report…