| 1 | Women's Health Women Sufficiently Represented in Newe Drug Testing, but FDA Oversight Needs Improvement ... 1: Participants in Clinical Drug Trials by Sex 4 Abbreviations DES diethylstilbestrol FDA Food and ... significant sex differences in drug efficacy and safety, and that analyses of sex differences should ... http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20040830110302-93240.pdf - Cached: 423K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 08/30/2004 |
| 2 | Preliminary Hearing Transcript ... HGOr-14.000 PAGE sex, they had no impact on the age when teens started having sex, they had no ... proven, comprehensíve sex education programs that can delay sex, protect teens from disease, and ... http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080515131336.pdf - Cached: 7134K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 05/15/2008 |
| 3 | No Title Provided for This Document Organizations such as the Government’s Directorate of Women’s Affairs seek to increase women’s awareness of their rights under the law. The Government still plans to establish a committee on children’s rights and indicated it intends to strengthen monitoring and implementation of the U.N. Con- vention on the Rights of the Child. Human rights organizations described widespread police brutality, the use of torture on suspects, and corruption within the police forces. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/71555m.pdf - Cached: 1785K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 4 | No Title Provided for This Document Freedom of Speech and Press.—The Law on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the Government gen- erally respected these rights; however, police at times beat journalists. No legal impediments hinder the full participation of women and minorities in government, and the major political parties have women’s organizations and have women serving on their central committees; however, women continue to be under- represented in politics and ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/71555f.pdf - Cached: 2675K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 5 | No Title Provided for This Document ... his 13-year-old son to other detainees for sex. In December a South Australia state government ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/71555d.pdf - Cached: 1562K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 6 | No Title Provided for This Document VerDate 11-MAY-2000 16:09 Sep 19, 2001 Jkt 073776 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6621 F:\WORK\COUNTRYR\S71555\71555.002 HINTREL1 PsN: HINTREL1 3 There were reports that Government soldiers killed civilians in Namibia. Reports that government forces raped women in the central highlands increased during the year; government forces reportedly attacked women in their homes, while they were working in the fields, near military camps, and during searches of homes (see Section 1.f.). The ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/71555b.pdf - Cached: 2450K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 7 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.004 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:07 Apr 08, 2002 Jkt 078290 PO 00000 Frm 00576 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6621 F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.006 HINTREL1 PsN: HINTREL1 2563 Children.—While the Government repeatedly has expressed its commitment to children’s rights, its efforts to protect those rights in practice have been limited. The Government has not ratified the International Labor Organization’s Convention 182 on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor. Human rights organizations described wide- spread ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/78290g.pdf - Cached: 1979K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 8 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.004 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:07 Apr 08, 2002 Jkt 078290 PO 00000 Frm 00365 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6621 F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.005 HINTREL1 PsN: HINTREL1 2352 There was no information available regarding forced exile. According to Amnesty International, Taliban members took VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:07 Apr 08, 2002 Jkt 078290 PO 00000 Frm 00366 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6621 F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.005 HINTREL1 PsN: HINTREL1 2353 children hostage in an effort to compel their fathers to surrender (see Section 1.d.). http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/78290f.pdf - Cached: 838K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 9 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.001 Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence.—The Law on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms provides for the inviolability of the person, of dwellings, and for the privacy of correspondence; however, at times the Government infringed on these rights. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Re- patriation.—The Law on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms provides for these rights, and the Government generally respects them in practice.... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/78290d.pdf - Cached: 2768K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 10 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.001 Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, or Exile.—The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the Government generally observes these prohibitions in practice. Arbitrary Interference with Privacy, Family, Home, or Correspondence.—The law prohibits such practices, and the Government generally respects these prohibitions in practice. Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Re- patriation.—The law provides for these rights, and the Government generally re- spects ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/78290c.pdf - Cached: 1696K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 11 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2001\78290.001 Although the Government made some efforts to discipline members of the security forces for abuses, the Government often did not prosecute nor punish those in the security forces who were responsible for abuses. There were reports that UNITA rebels or Angolan government forces abducted Zambians, particularly young persons, for forced labor in Angola. Reports that government forces raped women in the central highlands increased during the year; government forces reportedly attacked women in ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/78290b.pdf - Cached: 2838K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 12/31/2003 |
| 12 | 86917.001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:43 Jul 22, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 01145 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6621 86917.020 SFRELA2 PsN: SFRELA2 1116 RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Section 1. Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From: a. Foreign governments continued police training programs aimed at improving technical expertise, operational proce- dures, and respect for human rights, and 462 police officers, Judicial Police Officers, and prosecutors received such training during the year. Children.—... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/86917d.pdf - Cached: 2711K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 03/12/2004 |
| 13 | 86917.001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:43 Jul 22, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00721 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6621 86917.012 SFRELA2 PsN: SFRELA2 692 The Government encourages immigration by skilled migrants, family members, and refugees who enter through legal channels. In February in South Australia VerDate 11-MAY-2000 08:43 Jul 22, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00723 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6621 86917.012 SFRELA2 PsN: SFRELA2 694 voters elected a Labor Party government and in July citizens in Tasmania reelected the Labor Party... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/86917c.pdf - Cached: 1606K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 03/11/2004 |
| 14 | 86917.001 The present government was formed in 1997 after the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and 10 smaller opposition parties joined the ruling MPLA in a government of national unity and reconciliation. The Government’s security forces re- mained under civilian leadership; unlike in the previous year, there were no reports that security forces acted independently of the Government. There continued to be reports that government forces raped women (see Section 5). With the ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/86917b.pdf - Cached: 2510K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 03/11/2004 |
| 15 | 86917.001 Children.—While the Government repeatedly expressed its commitment to chil- dren’s rights, its efforts to protect those rights in practice were limited. The Federal Police (PFA) report to the Ministry of Justice, Security, and Human Rights, as do the Border Police (‘‘Gendarmeria’’) and Coast Guard. Human rights organizations described wide- spread police brutality, the use of torture on suspects, and corruption within the prison and police forces. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/86917g.pdf - Cached: 1839K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 03/12/2004 |
| 16 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2003\92389.001 The Supreme Court hears appeals from both the district courts and the courts of appeal, while the Con- stitutional Court primarily reviews those cases involving constitutional interpreta- tion and conflicts between branches of government. Both organizations operated independently from the Government and often issued press releases and reports calling for government action. Children.—The Government’s commitment to children’s rights and welfare is codi- fied in domestic law; however, in ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/92389EU.pdf - Cached: 2522K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 04/05/2004 |
| 17 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2003\92389.001 Freedom of Speech and Press.—The law provides for freedom of speech and of the press, and the Government generally respected these rights in practice. The Government also rejected HREOC’s recommendation that the Government set a time limit on detention periods. The Office of the Status of Women (OSW) monitors women’s rights and advises the Federal Government on issues affecting women. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/92389EA.pdf - Cached: 1496K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 04/05/2004 |
| 18 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2003\92389.001 The Government was formed in 1997 after the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and 10 smaller opposition parties joined the ruling MPLA in a government of national unity and reconciliation. The Government never responded to the detailed list of nine alleged arbitrary killings by government forces included in a December 2002 report from the Ad-Hoc Commission for Human Rights in Cabinda. VerDate Mar 21 2002 15:46 Apr 02, 2004 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6633 Sfmt ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/92389AF.pdf - Cached: 2161K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 04/05/2004 |
| 19 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2003\92389.005 Congress has also writ- ten into law formal requirements that U.S. foreign and trade policy take into account countries’ human rights and worker rights per- formance and that country reports be submitted to the Congress on an annual basis. The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cover inter- nationally recognized individual, civil, political and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Universal human rights seek to incorporate respect for human dignity ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/92389vII.pdf - Cached: 7111K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 04/06/2004 |
| 20 | F:\WORK\HUMANR\2003\92389.001 The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cover inter- nationally recognized individual, civil, political and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Universal human rights seek to incorporate respect for human dignity into the processes of government and law. Governments were mov- VerDate Mar 21 2002 15:01 Apr 05, 2004 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 F:\WORK\HUMANR\2003\92389.000 HINTREL1 PsN: SHIRL xxii ing slowly, but have shown signs ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/108/92389vI.pdf - Cached: 13225K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 04/06/2004 |
| 21 | 23016.001 The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cover inter- nationally recognized individual, civil, political and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Government continued to restrict freedoms of speech and press, assembly, association and movement, and there were reports that the Government infringed on individuals’ privacy rights. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:51 Sep 23, 2005 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 23016.001 SFRELA2 PsN: SFRELA2 ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/109/23016.pdf - Cached: 3003K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 09/26/2005 |
| 22 | 99700.001 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 1 99–700 PDF JOINT COMMITTEE PRINT " ! 109th Congress 1st Session S. Prt. The Government continued to restrict freedoms of speech and press, assembly, association and movement, and there were reports that the Government infringed on individuals’ privacy rights. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 12:04 Sep 23, 2005 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 99700.001 SFRELA2 PsN: ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/109/99700.pdf - Cached: 5785K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 09/26/2005 |
| 23 | F:\WORK\MISC\HUMANR\2005\26464.006 ... charges that certain inmates were made into ‘‘sex slaves’’ by other prisoners. Prison overcrowding ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/109/26464.006.PDF - Cached: 1582K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 05/15/2006 |
| 24 | F:\WORK\MISC\HUMANR\2005\26464.003 While the parliament in May approved a law establishing a coordination council, chaired by the president, to develop a national strategy against blood feuds and co- ordinate activities of government agencies, the government had not implemented the law by year’s end. A lack of government informa- tion offices and limited understanding of the law by government officials contributed to the problem. The law provides equal rights for men and women under family law, property law, and in the ... http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/109/26464.003.PDF - Cached: 2603K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 05/15/2006 |
| 25 | F:\WORK\MISC\HUMANR\2005\26464.002 Government Corruption and Transparency.—There were no reports of government corruption during the year. The federal, state, and territorial governments have freedom of information (FOI) laws, which provide the public with access to government information. Women.—The law prohibits violence against women, including spousal rape and abuse, and the government enforced the law. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/109/26464.002.PDF - Cached: 1773K bytes; application/pdf; Cached on 05/15/2006 |
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