US human rights report to assess counties on three more counts

US human rights report to assess counties on three more counts:
[World News]: Washington, Feb 25 : United States' annual report on the global human rights situation will this year have new features with countries being assessed under three more categories.The Congress-mandated 'Country Reports on Human Rights Practises for the year 2004' will assess nations under three new categories - transperacy and corruption, anti-Semiticism, and discrimination based on sexual orientation, the US State Department has said.The country reports which covers the human rights situation in 197 countries will be released on February 28.The States Department will also release a follow-up report titled 'Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the US Record' on March 25 which will be a detailed account of US' efforts to address the issues raised in the country report. PTI