2005 Press Releases

U.S. State Department Releases Annual Human Rights Report 2004

Bratislava, February 28, 2005

The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices were released today (February 28) in Washington, DC. The country reports, including the one for the Slovak Republic, are available on the U.S. State Department web site at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/index.htm

The worldwide Human Rights Report is mandated by the U.S. Congress and attempts to be an objective, factual response to congressional questions. It is designed to be a balanced, accurate and comprehensive review of human rights conditions in each country, based on a wide variety of sources. The Human Rights Report is widely accepted as a credible document on human rights practices and is frequently cited by official and private human rights organizations worldwide.

Additional background information on the Human Rights Report can be found on the following web site: http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/human_rights.html