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2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Venezuela
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: While Venezuela is legally a multiparty, constitutional republic, the regime of Nicolas Maduro claims control over all public institutions. In November 2021, the Maduro regime organized regional and municipal elections largely perceived as skewed in their favor. Election observers and media reported...
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By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Paraguay is a multiparty, constitutional republic. In 2018, Mario Abdo Benítez of the Colorado Party, also known as the National Republican Association, won the presidency in elections recognized as free and fair. Legislative elections took place at the same time.
DRL Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Supporting Tibetan Institutes Promoting Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, and Religious Freedom
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009538.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Panama
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Panama is a multiparty constitutional democracy. In 2019 voters chose Laurentino Cortizo Cohen as president in national elections that international and domestic observers considered generally free and fair.
UN Announces Major Prisoner Swap Among Parties to Yemeni Conflict
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: The United States welcomes the major agreement, facilitated by the UN and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to release 887 detainees from the Yemen conflict. This agreement is an important step forward, building on the momentum of the UN-mediated truce and a period of de-escalation that has lasted almost one year. The United States remains unwavering in its commitment to advancing a durable resolution to the conflict.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Antigua and Barbuda
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Antigua and Barbuda is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. The prime minister is the head of government and King Charles III is the head of state, represented by a governor general. The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections, held in 2018. Observers deemed the elections free and fair.
Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: MR PATEL: Good morning, everybody. And welcome back to those of us that were on the road with us last week.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Trinidad and Tobago
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is a parliamentary democracy governed by a prime minister and a bicameral legislature. The island of Tobago’s House of Assembly has some administrative autonomy over local matters. The country held parliamentary elections in 2020. The ruling People’s National Movement...
Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: This week, as Russia’s unconscionable war of aggression against Ukraine continues at greathuman cost, we are again reminded of the boundless courage and steadfast resolve of theUkrainian people, and the strong support for Ukraine across the international community.
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Synthesis Report is clear: our climate is warming at an unprecedented rate, and the window is closing just as quickly for the world to make dramatic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C within reach.
Aruba National Day
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people of Aruba on your celebration of the 37th anniversary of your National Anthem and Flag Day.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Mexico
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Mexico is a multiparty federal republic with an elected president and bicameral legislature. Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the MORENA party won the presidential election in generally free and fair multiparty elections in 2018. In the June 2021 midterm elections, citizens voted for all members of the Chamber of Deputies, 15 governors, state legislators, and mayors across the country. The elections were generally free and fair.
UN Announces Major Prisoner Swap Among Parties to Yemeni Conflict
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: The United States welcomes the major agreement, facilitated by the UN and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to release 887 detainees from the Yemen conflict. This agreement is an important step forward, building on the momentum of the UN-mediated truce and a period of de-escalation that has lasted almost one year. The United States remains unwavering in its commitment to advancing a durable resolution to the conflict.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ukraine - Russia-Occupied Areas
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Ukraine. In February 2014, Russia’s forces entered and occupied Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. In March 2014, Russia claimed that the peninsula had become part of the Russian Federation following a sham referendum that violated Ukraine’s constitution and international law. The same year Russia’s proxies ...
War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Ethiopia is now emerging from two years of a brutal conflict in the north, during which all parties committed atrocities. With the Nov. 2, 2022 cessation of hostilities agreement (COHA) in place, the fighting has stopped, human rights abuses in northern Ethiopia are significantly down, Eritrean forces ...
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Canada
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a federal parliamentary government. In a free and fair multiparty federal election held in September 2021, the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, who was the sitting prime minister, won a plurality of seats in the federal parliament and formed a minority government, with Justin Trudeau continuing as prime minister.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Costa Rica
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Costa Rica is a constitutional republic governed by a president and a unicameral legislative assembly directly elected in multiparty elections every four years. On April 3, voters elected Rodrigo Chaves of the new Democratic Social Progress Party as president during a second round of elections. All elections were considered free and fair.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Barbados
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Barbados is a parliamentary democracy led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of the Barbados Labour Party. The Barbados Labour Party won all 30 parliamentary seats in the January general election. Observers considered the election free and fair. Until Nov. 30, 2021, Queen Elizabeth II was the head of...
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Peru
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Peru is a constitutional, multiparty republic. Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra assumed the presidency on December 7, following an attempt by then President José Pedro Castillo Terrones, elected in July 2021, to unilaterally dissolve congress and his subsequent impeachment and arrest. President Boluarte previously served as Castillo’s vice president from July 2021, until December 7. The 130 members of congress, elected in 2021 alongside the executive, continued with their terms.