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  • Collage of photos of people from around the world (AP Images)

    The State Department’s annual Human Rights Report aims to advance worldwide efforts to end abuses and strengthen the capacity of countries to protect human rights.

  • Heads of state sitting in a row (AP Images)

    Ideas about inalienable human rights for every person have evolved over the centuries. Learn more in this photo gallery.

  • Collage of Women of Courage winners (State Dept.)

    Women leaders around the world work tirelessly to champion human rights. Here are the stories of such women — the International Women of Courage award winners.

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    Secretary of State Clinton outlines the U.S. commitment to Internet freedom, which she said is essential to upholding human rights and encouraging prosperity.

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  • A human rights activist in Bahrain uses her mobile phone to take a picture (AP Images)
    Technology Helps, Hurts Human Rights Activists

    New technologies help human rights proponents get their message out, but repressive governments are using them as well to muzzle activists, according to the latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

On the Record

Quote BeginningWhen we work to secure human rights, we are working to protect the experiences that make life meaningful, to preserve each person’s ability to fulfill his or her God-given potential.End Quote

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, March 11, 2010

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Human Rights in First Person

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  • A boy praying (AP Images)

    The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is expanding to include information about workers’ rights in countries around the world, as well as: prison conditions; child soldiers; reproductive rights; practices that endanger indigenous people; and discrimination against homosexuals and victims of HIV/AIDS.

Blogs on Human Rights

  • Human rights in all their forms — freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom from abuse — have been a frequent topic for discussion on the blog By the People: A Citizen Led Conversation. Read more and share your thoughts.

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