. -- tom malinowski. asst. secretary malinowski: before i take your questions let me talk about the 2014 report and highlight some of the major developments that we have documented in this past year. as the secretary emphasized, the human rights reports demonstrates america's commitment to human rights and their tool in their own right in the advancement of those rights. they cover 199 countries and entities. they strive to provide a comprehensive review of conditions around the world. they are also the most widely read documents that we put out at the state department every single year. i think that reminds us that, what america says about human rights around the world, just the words matter greatly. despite all the problems that the reports describe, i want to start by noting that people working for democracy and human rights around the world made many advances in the last year and in recent months. part of a larger movement that is manifesting itself across africa and in many parts of the world. in ukraine p