State Department 1999 Human Rights Report
State Department officials released the international reports on human rights, detailing the state of human rights around the globe. Speaker… read more
State Department officials released the international reports on human rights, detailing the state of human rights around the globe. Speakers talked on the State Department compiled annual report as part of the U.S. commitment to international norms of respect for human dignity and freedom. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, repeated the U.S. appeal to Russia to stop destroying whole neighborhoods as in Chechnya. Harold Koh, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights talked about countries that condone massacres, torture, and child labor and responded to media questions. close
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