The State Department’s 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Source: U.S. Department of State
From Special Briefing by Karen Stewart, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor:

Officers at our overseas posts go to great lengths to gather factual information for these reports. Here at the Department of State, we owe special thanks to Steven Eisenbraun, who coordinates the production of the reports in my bureau, to dozens of dedicated officers throughout my bureau of DRL, as well as in bureaus throughout the Department, all of whom have worked hard over many weeks to ensure that these reports meet high standards of accuracy and objectivity.

The reports themselves are based on information that we have received from governments, multilateral institutions, from national and international nongovernmental groups, and from academics, jurists, religious groups and the media. They have gone through a lengthy process of checking and cross-checking. As we present these reports, the Department of State remains mindful of the both international and domestic scrutiny of our own human rights record.

+ 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

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