Ambassador Donahoe’s Statement on the HCHR’s Annual Report – Item 2
Chronic violations of universal human rights can take many forms and are most pervasive among members of vulnerable groups such as women, children, disabled people, and the LGBT community.
Read moreAssistant Secretary of State Posner’s Human Rights Visit to Burma
Assistant Secretary of State Michael H. Posner met with civil society groups, international organizations, former political prisoners, and corporate representatives in Rangoon
Read moreU.S. Envoy at OSCE on Internet 2013 Conference
The United States is looking forward to the Internet 2013 conference being hosted by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic from February 13-15.
Read moreFact Sheet on U.S. Government Aid to Syria
The United States supports the Syrian people’s aspirations for a Syrian-led transition to a democratic, inclusive, and peaceful Syria.
Read moreSyrian Humanitarian Effort Strives to Meet Need, U.S. Says
The international humanitarian community is using every available channel to assist more than 760,000 refugees who have fled violence in their country and some 2.5 million others who remain in Syria, displaced from their homes, facing shortages and hardship wrought by the almost 2-year-old uprising.
Read moreSecretary Clinton: Gender Equality is the Unfinished Business of the 21st Century
Protecting and advancing the rights of women are critical to solving virtually every challenge we face as individual nations and as a community of nations.
Read moreHRC Finds Common Ground in an Agreement that Protects UPR Mechanism
The United States believes deeply in the integrity of the Universal Periodic Review and we understand the vital purpose served in providing all member states an opportunity to examine their human rights performance.
Read moreThe U.S. Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Syrian Crisis
Today, President Obama reaffirmed the United States’ continued commitment and support for the Syrian people by announcing an additional $155 million in humanitarian aid to help meet the acute needs of people inside Syria and refugees across the region who are affected by the violence in Syria
Read moreSecretary Clinton: U.S. Joins Government of Afghanistan in Strongly Condemning Murder of Najia Sediqi
Najia was one of the many Afghan women who dedicate themselves every single day toward building a brighter future for the people of Afghanistan.
Read moreSecretary Clinton: Frontlines and Frontiers: Making Human Rights a Human Reality
Today, I want to talk about four frontlines of human rights, issues over which fierce battles are being fought…
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