Staff Correspondent
The U.S. Department of State has released the 2023 Human Rights Report, a factual and objective
record on the status of respect for human rights worldwide, according to a press release. The 2023
Human Rights Report (HRR) covers 198 countries and territories. The individual reports in the HRR detail
credible factual information on human rights abuses and violations, providing a tool used
by governments, advocates, journalists and others concerned about the state of human rights and
democracy in specific countries and territories.
The United States has issued these reports for nearly five decades. The country reports in the HRR do
not draw legal conclusions, rank countries, or draw comparisons.
The HRR represents several months of work performed by U.S. Department of State colleagues in
our missions abroad and in Washington, D.C. The HRR informs U.S. foreign policy decisions and
assists the U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, and immigration courts when accurate information on
human rights conditions is needed. The HRR also informs the work of civil society — including human
rights defenders—lawmakers abroad, scholars, immigration judges and asylum officers, multilateral
institutions, and other governments.
