U.S. efforts to Promote Religious Freedom and Interfaith Tolerance
A video message from Special Advisor for Religious Minorities in the Near East and South/Central Asia Knox Thames. Read More»
Helping Iranians ‘take back their basic human rights’
With a November 4 deadline approaching, after which a full slate of U.S. sanctions on the Iranian regime will return, U.S. officials met with members of the Iranian diaspora to highlight the plight of 800 prisoners of conscience held by the Iranian government and other human rights abuses by the regime against its own people. ... Read More»
A Chronicle of Iran’s Destructive Activities
This report documents the magnitude of the Islamic Republic’s destructive activities at home and abroad. Many of the activities highlighted have occurred recently, while others date back to the early days of the revolution. As this report makes clear, the one constant is that the Iranian regime will do whatever it takes to maintain its ... Read More»
Acting Secretary Sullivan To Release the 2017 Human Rights Reports
U.S. State Department's Acting Secretary Sullivan to release the 2017 Human Rights Reports on Friday, April 19th, 2018 Read More»
U.S. Policy Update for Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Today’s topics: U.S. Women at the Olympics / Blue energy / U.S. Army ‘Mad Scientist’ program / China human rights / Helping Libya against ISIL U.S. Women at the Olympics 10 August 2016 U.S. women a major force at the Olympics For the second straight Olympics, women athletes outnumber men on the U.S. Olympic team, 292 to 262. In fact, the 2016 Team ... Read More»
U.S. Policy Update for Thursday, 21 April 2016
Today’s topics: Human Rights /Climate Change/Egypt Climate Change Apr 20, 2016 Presidents Obama, Xi forge ahead on climate The U.S. and China will sign the Paris Agreement on climate change on Earth Day, April 22, the first day that governments are permitted to put their signatures to the landmark accord.The leaders of the world’s two largest economies already are looking ahead: President ... Read More»
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC 25 November 2015 Today we celebrate the many stories of courageous and bold action to end gender-based violence— the nuns helping people escape sex trafficking, the men in Argentina teaching boys in football clubs to treat women with respect, the businesswomen in Detroit raising money to ... Read More»
On the move: Diasporas connect the world
6 October 2015 If the world’s migrants themselves constituted one nation, they would be the fifth largest at more than 232 million. With ties to both their homelands and their new countries, they are a force for global development, cultural understanding and innovation. From October 11 to 17, the State Department is marking Global Diaspora Week to highlight ... Read More»
Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
7 July 2015 Kerry on 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report “[That is] why this TIP Report needs to be read as a call to action. Governments need to strengthen and enforce the laws that they have on the books, and prosecutors must take pride in turning today’s traffickers into tomorrow’s prisoners.The private sector also needs to be a part of this effort by blowing the ... Read More»
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Secretary Kerry submitted the 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (commonly known as the Human Rights Reports) to the U.S. Congress. The reports, now in their 39th year, are available at State.gov/humanrightsreports and HumanRights.gov/reports . Mandated by Congress, the Human Rights Reports help inform U.S. government policy and foreign assistance. ... Read More»
Nominate someone to attend a screening of Selma at the U.S. Embassy
We are offering two tickets to attend a screening of Selma at the United States Embassy in London. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The screening will be on 22nd January ... Read More»
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