Upcoming: Special Press Briefing by Secretary Clinton - 2009 Annual Report on Human Rights

Special Press Briefing and Release of 2009 Annual Report on Human Rights

Office of the Spokesman

Washington, DC

March 9, 2010

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver opening remarks on the release of the State Department’s 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on Thursday, March 11 at 11:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Michael Posner from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor will follow the Secretary’s remarks and respond to reporters’ questions. This event, which will be held in the State Department’s press briefing room, will be on camera and on the record.

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: www.state.gov as soon as possible after the briefing on March 11. The press briefing itself will be available via live video streaming on the state.gov web site as well.

Book Form
Copies of the full report will be sold at a later date by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402; telephone 202-512-1800; fax 202-512-2250.