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Cuba: Country Reports on
Human Rights Practices 2004
Bureau
of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor..
On February 28, 2005, Under Secretary for
Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky held an
On-the-Record briefing to announce the release
of the 2004 Human Rights Reports. Acting
Assistant Secretary for Democracy Human
Rights and Labor Michael Kozak also gave
remarks and answered questions.
The report entitled "Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices"
is submitted to the Congress by the Department
of State in compliance with sections 116(d)
and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (FAA), as amended, and section 504
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The
law provides that the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate, by February
25 "a full and complete report regarding
the status of internationally recognized
human rights, within the meaning of subsection
(A) in countries that receive assistance
under this part, and (B) in all other foreign
countries which are members of the United
Nations and which are not otherwise the
subject of a human rights report under this
Act." We have also included reports
on several countries that do not fall into
the categories established by these statutes
and that thus are not covered by the congressional
requirement.
REPORT
(Cuba)
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