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1997 Speeches, Statements, Testimony, and Briefings
About Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Link to 1998 statements page.

• 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Clinton, New York, NY (12/9/97)
• Human Rights and Democratization Priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. U.S.-European Union Joint Statement (12/5/97)
• U.S. Policy and the Proposed Permanent International Criminal Court. U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues David Scheffer, Atlanta, Georgia (11/13/97)
• International Commission on Missing Persons. Secretary Albright, Washington, DC (11/7/97)
• Address to the National Democratic Institute. Secretary Albright, Washington, DC (11/5/97)
• New Economic Sanctions Against Sudan. Secretary Albright, Washington, DC (11/4/97)
• The United States and Assistance to Post-Conflict Societies. Secretary Albright, Washington, DC (10/31/97)
• Religious Freedom. Secretary Albright, Washington, DC (10/23/97)
• Democracy and the International Interest. Deputy Secretary Talbott, Washington, DC (10/1/97)
• The Future of International Criminal Justice. U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues David Scheffer, The Hague, Netherlands (9/19/97)
• U.S. Democracy Promotion in Asia. Assistant Secretary Shattuck, Washington, DC (9/17/97)
• Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1997. Assistant Secretary Shattuck, Washington, DC (9/9/97)
• Assistant Secretary Shattuck to lead official delegation to observe Albanian Parliamentary Elections, June 29, 1997. Press statement (6/24/97)
• U.S. Sanctions Against Burma. Statement by Secretary Albright, Washington, DC (4/22/97)
• Press Briefing on Human Rights. Assistant Secretary Shattuck, Geneva, Switzerland (4/14/97)

Statements to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Geneva, Switzerland:

• China's No Action Motion (L.91). Statement by John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (4/15/97)
• Rights of the Child. Statement by Gare Smith, Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation (4/14/97)
• Human Rights Defenders. Statement by John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (4/14/97)
• The Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Any Part of the World. Statement by Nancy Rubin, Head of the U.S. Delegation (4/10/97)
• Promoting the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Women. Statement by Nancy Rubin, Head of the U.S. Delegation (4/2/97)
• Human Rights. Address by Ambassador William Richardson, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (4/1/97)
• Torture, Arbitrary Detention, and Freedom of Expression. Statement by Craig Kuehl, U.S. Delegate (3/26/97)
• Contemporary Forms of Slavery; Traffic in Women and Girls. Statement by Robert Loftis, U.S. Delegate (3/25/97)
• Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. Statement by Alexandra Arriaga, U.S. Delegate (3/24/97)
• Integrated Sustainable Development. Statement by John Arbogast, U.S. Delegate (3/20/97)
• Racism. Statement by Felice Gaer, U.S. Delegate (3/17/97)

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