Annual Report on Human Rights 2/28/05

Special Press Briefing and Release of 2004 Annual Report on Human Rights-February 28, 2005

Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky will deliver remarks on the release of the State Department’s 2004 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Monday, February 28 at 9:00 a.m. After the Under Secretary’s opening remarks, Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Kozak will provide introductory remarks on the report and respond to reporters’ questions. This event is on camera and on the record, and will be held in the State Department’s press briefing room (Room 2209).

Advance Copies of the Embargoed Report

Embargoed copies of the report on CD-ROM will be available on Monday, February 28 at 8:15 a.m. in the State Department’s Press Office (Room 2109). The entire report is EMBARGOED until the end of the press briefing, approximately 10:00 a.m., February 28. The report is available on a first-come, first-served basis, one CD per media organization, and must be collected in person from Room 2109. Copies will not be reserved, mailed, faxed or delivered to a building entrance.

Press who attend this briefing should arrive at the C Street entrance (2201 C Street, NW) and must present either (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver’s license, passport). Press should allow adequate time to process through security and to be in the briefing room 10 minutes before the briefing.

Electronic Access to the Report via Internet
The full text of the report will be available for downloading from the State Department web site at: state.gov as soon as possible after the briefing on February 28.

Book Form

As soon as it has been printed by the Government Printing Office, copies of the full report will be sold by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402; telephone 202-512-1800; fax 202-512-2250.

Press Contacts For more information on this event, contact: Gene Bigler, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, (202) 647-3904 or the Office of Press Relations, (202) 647-2492 2005/236 Released on February 25, 2005 Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC