Report submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, and the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives, by the U.S. Dept. of State. These country reports on human rights cover the human rights practices of all nations that are members of the United Nations and a few that are not. They are printed to assist members of Congress in the consideration of legislation, particularly foreign assistance legislation.

Presents the "Palau Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998," which was released on February 26, 1999 by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Discusses the countries respect for human rights in the areas of personal freedoms, political rights, civil liberties, discrimination, and worker rights.

Features the "Germany Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998," presented by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. Department of State. Focuses on the human rights record of the government of Germany.