DEMOCRACY and HUMAN RIGHTS

Freedom of Faith,
Electronic Journal, posted August 2008
Anniversary of the 1988 Popular Democratic Uprising in Burma,
Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, August 8, 2008
Fact Sheet: The United States Supports the People of Burma,
The White House, August 7, 2008
Conviction of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim,
Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, August 4, 2008

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REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, STATEMENTS and FACT SHEETS

• Anniversary of the 1988 Popular Democratic Uprising in Burma, Press Statement, Gonzalo Gallegos, Acting Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, August 8, 2008
• Fact Sheet: The United States Supports the People of Burma, The White House, August 7, 2008
• Conviction of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Press Statement, Gonzalo Gallegos, Acting Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, August 4, 2008
• Statement by the President on Sanctions Against Illegitimate Government of Zimbabwe, The White House, July 25, 2008
• President Bush Discusses Freedom Agenda, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C., July 24, 2008
• Fact Sheet: Advancing the Freedom Agenda, The White House, July 24, 2008
• President Bush Honors the 10th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act, The White House, July 14, 2008
• Georgia: Escalation of Violence in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Press Statement, Sean McCormack, Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, July 14, 2008
• Statement by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative, on Zimbabwe, in the Security Council, July 11, 2008, Press Release, United States Mission to the United Nations, New York, New York, July 11, 2008
• Statement by the President, The White House, June 28, 2008
• Turkmenistan: Detention and Abuse of Journalist, Press Statement, Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, June 27, 2008
• Nepalese Detention of Three Tibetans in Nepal, Press Statement, Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, June 26, 2008
• Crisis in Zimbabwe, Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, D.C., June 23, 2008
• Burma – Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2008
• World Day Against Child Labor, Press Statement, Gonzalo Gallegos, Director of Press Relations, U.S. Department of State, June 12, 2008
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Zimbabwe, The White House, June 12, 2008
• Yemeni Journalist Sentenced, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, June 9, 2008
• Trafficking in Persons Report 2008, U.S. Department of State, June 4, 2008 (Chapter on Austria (pdf))
• Message on the Nineteenth Anniversary of Tiananmen Square, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, June 3, 2008
• Statement by the President on Zimbabwe, The White House, June 2, 2008
• President Bush Disappointed by Burmese Regime's Extension of Aung San Suu Kyi's House Arrest, The White House, May 27, 2008
• 2008 Country Reports on Advancing Freedom and Democracy, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor/U.S. Department of State, May 23, 2008
• President Bush Discusses Cuba, Marks Day of Solidarity, The White House, May 21, 2008
• Fact Sheet: Promoting Democracy in Cuba, The White House, May 21, 2008
• A Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, 2008, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, The White House, May 20, 2008
• Demonstrating Solidarity with the Cuban People’s Struggle for Freedom, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs/U.S. Department of State, May 20, 2008
• Campaign of Terror Unleashed in Zimbabwe, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor/U.S. Department of State, May 7, 2008
• U.S. Encourages Democratic Dialogue in Bolivia, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, May 5, 2008
• Advancing Freedom and Democracy Around the World, Fact Sheet, The White House, May 1, 2008
• Statement by the President on World Press Freedom Day, The White House, May 1, 2008
• Statement by the President on Burma, The White House, May 1, 2008
• Syria: Political Activist Sentenced, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 23, 2008
• Palipehutu-FNL Attacks in Burundi, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 23, 2008
• Burmese Regime Fails to Provide Proper Medical Care to Political Prisoners, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 22, 2008
• Georgia, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 18, 2008
• Nepal Elections, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 14, 2008
• Kenya: Agreement on Composition of Coalition Cabinet, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 13, 2008
• U.S. Condemns Use of Violence against Opposition Supporters in Zimbabwe, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 11, 2008
• Statement by the Press Secretary on Egyptian Local Council Elections, The White House, April 9, 2008
• Statement by the President on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The White House, April 4, 2008
• China: Verdict on Activist Hu Jia, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, April 3, 2008
• Belarus Crackdown on Media and Demonstrators, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, March 27, 2008
• Pre-Election Irregularities Endanger Zimbabwean Elections, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, March 25, 2008
• Elections in Bhutan, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, March 24, 2008
• Statement by the President on Taiwan Election, The White House, March 22, 2008
• Taiwan Presidential Election, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, March 22, 2008
• Anniversary of Cuba’s Black Spring, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, March 18, 2008
• Call for Calm in Tibet, Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice, March 15, 2008
• Iranian Parliamentary Elections, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, March 14, 2008
• Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism (pdf), Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism/U.S. Department of State, March 13, 2008
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007, U.S. Department of State, March 11, 2008
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter on Austria
• Remarks on the State Department's 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2008
• President Bush Discusses Cuba, The White House, March 7, 2008
• Statement by the President on Burma, The White House, February 25, 2008
• Statement on Cuba’s Transition, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, D.C., February 24, 2008
• Burmese Regime Increases Pressure on Democracy Activists, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, January 29, 2008
• Democracy and Human Rights in Burma, Media Note, U.S. Department of State, January 24, 2008
• Religious Freedom Day, 2008, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, The White House, January 14, 2008
• International Human Rights Day, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, December 10, 2007
• Remarks at the 2007 International Human Rights Day Awards Ceremony, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, D.C., December 10, 2007
• Attacks on Cuban Dissidents, Press Statement, U.S. Department of State, December 7, 2007
• Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2007, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, December 6, 2007
• World Freedom Day, 2007, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, November 8, 2007
• International Religious Freedom Report 2007, U.S. Department of State, released September 14, 2007
• Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
• Chapter on Austria
• Trafficking in Persons Report 2007, U.S. Department of State, June 12, 2007 (Chapter on Austria)
• President Bush Visits Prague, Czech Republic, Discusses Freedom, Large Hall, Czernin Palace, Prague, Czech Republic, June 5, 2007
• President's Statement on World Press Freedom Day, The White House, May 3, 2007
• 2007 U.S.-EU Summit Promoting Peace, Human Rights and Democracy Worldwide, The White House, April 30, 2007
• Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor/U.S. Department of State, April 5, 2007
• Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2006, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, The White House, December 8, 2006
• World Freedom Day, 2006, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, The White House, November 2, 2006
• The Iranian Regime: Human Rights and Civil Liberties Under Siege, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Public Affairs/U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., August 4, 2006
• The Essential Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Development of Democracy, Barry F. Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Remarks to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2006
• Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (pdf), U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 2006
• Statement on Sixteenth World Press Freedom Day, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, May 3, 2006
• Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005 - 2006, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor/U.S. Department of State, April 5, 2006
• Testimony Regarding the 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Barry F. Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2006
• Helping the Impossible Become the Inevitable, Op-Ed by Barry F. Lowenkron, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, December 10, 2005
• Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2005, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, The White House, December 9, 2005
• International Human Rights Day, Press statement, Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, December 9, 2005
• Human Rights: A Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Public Affairs/U.S. Department of State, December 8, 2005
• FY 2005-2006 Human Rights and Democracy Fund Projects, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor/U.S. Department of State, December 6, 2005
• 2005 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor/U.S. Department of State, November 8, 2005
• Iran: Voices Struggling To Be Heard, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor with the Bureau of Public Affairs/U.S. Department of State, November 3, 2005
• Key U.S. Initiatives at the United Nations: Democracy Fund, Democracy Caucus, and Human Rights Council, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Public Affairs/U.S. Department of State, September 8, 2005
• DRL Newsletter, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor/U.S. Department of State, August 2005
• Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor/U.S. Department of State, August 12, 2005
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Fact Sheet, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, July 29, 2005
• FY 2004-2005 Human Rights and Democracy Fund Projects, Fact Sheet, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor/U.S. Department of State, July 28, 2005
• Joint Statement by the European Union and the United States Working Together to Promote Democracy and Support Freedom, the Rule of Law and Human Rights Worldwide, The White House, June 20, 2005
• Supporting Human Rights and Democracy, Editorial Statement of U.S. Policy on Human Rights and Democracy, March 30, 2005
Human Rights Op-Ed, U.S. Embassy, December 2004
• Fact Sheet: Resolution on the Consolidation and Promotion of Democracy: 2004 UN Commission on Human Rights, Bureau of International Organization Affairs/U.S. Department of State, April 19, 2004
• Backgrounder: The U.S. Human Rights Report - Its Evolution, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, February 23, 2004
• Backgrounder: The U.S. Human Rights Report - Its Roots, Bureau of International Information Programs/U.S. Department of State, February 23, 2004
• Fact Sheet: Guantanamo Detainees (pdf), U.S. Department of Defense, February 2004
• Fact Sheet: The Dream Deferred: Fear and Freedom in Fidel's Cuba, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and Bureau of Public Affairs/U.S. Department of State, December 15, 2003
• Fact Sheet: President Bush Calls for a "Forward Strategy of Freedom" to Promote Democracy in the Middle East, The White House, November 6, 2003
• Fact Sheet: Promoting Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, U.S. Department of State, September 22, 2003
• Fact Sheet: Cuba: The State of Political Prisoners, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs/U.S. Department of State, August 1, 2003
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Coordinating Iraq Aid With Nongovernmental Groups, U.S. Agency for International Development, March 25, 2003
• Fact Sheet: United States Policy on the International Criminal Court (pdf), Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Vienna, Austria, February, 2003 (German version - pdf)

PUBLICATIONS and ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

• Freedom of Faith, Electronic Journal, posted August 2008
• Markets and Democracy, Electronic Journal, posted June 2008
• Human Rights in Brief, posted March 2008
• Democracy in Brief, posted December 2007
• The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008, Electronic Journal, October 2007
• Foundations of Democracy, Electronic Journal, December 2005
• The Supreme Court of the United States: Highest Court in the Land, Electronic Journal, April 2005
• Constitutionalism and Emerging Democracies, Electronic Journal, March 2004
• American Internationalism, Electronic Journal, August 2003
• Human Rights Education, Electronic Journal, March 2002
• Religious Freedom as a Human Right, Electronic Journal, November 2001
• Democracy Papers
• What Is Democracy?
• Outline of the U.S. Legal System
• Outline of U.S. Government
• Introduction to Human Rights
• Principles of Democracy
• Muslim Life in America

RELATED SUBJECTS

• Partnership for a Better Life
• Democracy Dialogues
• 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
• Community of Democracies
• Democracy
• Human Rights
• Darfur Humanitarian Emergency
• The 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
• Rule of Law
• Capital Punishment
• Population and Diversity
• Civil Rights

U.S. GOVERNMENT

• U.S. Department of State
• Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
• Office of War Crime Issues
• The Community of Democracies

SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS

• American Civil Liberties Union
• National Endowment for Democracy
• Amnesty International
• Carter Center
• Freedom House
• Human Rights Watch
• United Nations: Human Rights