Statement of policy

It shall be the policy of the United States— (1) to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights by all countries as a principal goal of our foreign policy; (2) to regularly engage with human rights defenders, journalists, democracy advocates, victims of human rights violations, and other stakeholders to gather information and accounts for inclusion in the Human Rights Reports; and (3) to publish credible, fact-based Human Rights Reports on an annual basis that cover the full scope of internationally recognized human rights, as required by law, and to ensure that Human Rights Reports are devoid of political favoritism or targeting.