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PART I. GENERAL
In accordance with the Committee's guidelines, the following sections provide general information about the land and people, the political and legal structure, and the status of civil and human rights in the United States. Additional background information on these subjects can be found in the Initial Report of the United States to the Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (HRI/CORE/I/Add. 49 and CCPR/C/81/Add.4) submitted in July 1994.
