"The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"--Home p.

Brief narratives on countries having a record of severe forms of trafficking in persons; information gathered by U.S. embassies around the world based on embassy official's discussions with host governments, local non-governmental organizations ("NGOs"), immigration officials, police, journalists, victims, and various press agencies.