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2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Honduras
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Honduras is a constitutional, multiparty republic. The most recent national and local elections were held in November 2021. Voters elected Xiomara Castro of the LIBRE Party as president for a four-year term beginning in January. International observers generally recognized the elections as free and fair.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Grenada
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Grenada is a parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature. In the general election on June 23, the National Democratic Congress won nine of 15 seats, and on June 24, Dickon Mitchell was named prime minister. Observers considered the elections to have been conducted peacefully and according to established procedures.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Haiti
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Haiti is a constitutional republic with a multiparty political system. During the year, the country was in an extraconstitutional situation. Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who acted as head of state and head of government, was appointed by President Jovenel Moïse three days before Moïse’s death in July...
Nowruz Message
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: I wish a happy Nowruz to all those celebrating around the world. I hope the new year brings you happiness, health, and prosperity.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Argentina
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Argentina is a federal constitutional republic. In October 2019, Alberto Fernández was elected president in elections that local and international observers considered generally free and fair. In November 2021, the country held midterm municipal, provincial, and federal elections. Voters elected one-half of the members of the Chamber of Deputies and one-third of the members of the Senate.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy. The prime minister is the head of the government. King Charles III is the head of state; most royal functions are exercised by a governor-general named by the prime minister. In 2020, Ralph Gonsalves was elected to a fifth consecutive term as prime minister. Regional and local observers assessed the election as generally free and fair.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: El Salvador
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: El Salvador is a constitutional multiparty republic with a democratically elected government. In 2019 voters elected Nayib Bukele as president for a five-year term. The election was generally free and fair, according to international observers. Municipal and legislative elections took place in February 2021 and also were considered largely free and fair by observers.
The Departure of Dr. Karen Donfried
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: For the last 18 months, Dr. Karen Donfried has led the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with the utmost skill and commitment during a pivotal time. As she prepares to depart the Department at the end of the month, I thank Karen for her tremendous service to the Department and the American people.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Jamaica
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Jamaica is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. The Jamaica Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Andrew Michael Holness, held 48 of the 63 seats in the House of Representatives. International and local election observers deemed the elections in September 2020 to be transparent, free, fair, and generally peaceful.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Guyana
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: The Cooperative Republic of Guyana is a multiparty democracy. National and regional elections took place in March 2020, and the People’s Progressive Party/Civic won both the presidency and a majority of representational seats. International and local observers considered the elections free and fair.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ecuador
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Ecuador is a constitutional, multiparty republic with an elected president and unicameral legislature. In April 2021, voters elected President Guillermo Lasso Mendoza from a center-right alliance of the Creating Opportunities Movement, the Social Christian Party, and other selected members of the National Assembly in elections that observers deemed free and fair.
Assistant Secretary Sison’s Travel to Madagascar, South Africa, Mauritius, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Madagascar, South Africa, Mauritius, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, March 22-April 7, for meetings with counterparts and UN officials to reinforce U.S. commitment to collaborative multilateral engagement in addressing collective global challenges.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Cuba
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Cuba is an authoritarian state. The 2019 constitution codifies that Cuba remains a one-party system in which the Communist Party is the only legal political party. In national elections held in October 2019, Miguel Díaz-Canel was declared the winner of the role for president. He assumed the presidency...
McCaul Warns of ‘No Limits’ Partnership Between Xi and Putin
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Saint Kitts and Nevis
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Saint Kitts and Nevis is a multiparty parliamentary democracy and federation. The prime minister is the head of government. King Charles III is the head of state, represented by a governor general. The constitution provides the smaller island of Nevis considerable powers of self-governance under a premier.
U.S. Department of State Announces Changes to its Minimum Medical Qualification Standard for Career Department of State Foreign Service Applicants
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce changes to its minimum medical qualification standard for career Foreign Service applicants to further advance its commitment to hire a workforce representative of all segments of society and in support of the Secretary’s modernization agenda. These changes will provide persons with disabilities with more opportunities to pursue Foreign Service careers at the Department of State.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Brazil
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Executive Summary Title. Brazil is a constitutional, multiparty republic governed by a democratically elected government. In October, voters chose the president and bicameral national legislature in elections that international and national observers reported were free and fair. On Oct. 2, in the...
Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: MR PATEL: All right, thanks, everybody. I’m going to turn the floor over now to Assistant Secretary Barclay, who’s going to make some remarks. And then her and Ambassador Van Schaack are on hand to address some other questions you all might have.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Chile
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: Chile is a constitutional multiparty democracy. In November 2021, the country held presidential elections and concurrent legislative elections that observers considered free and fair. In December 2021, President-elect Gabriel Boric won a runoff election and on March 11, assumed office. On July 4, a Constitutional Convention presented the text of a proposed new constitution. On September 4, 62 percent of the voters voted to reject the proposed constitution.
2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Uruguay
By State Newswire | Mar 21, 2023
Release: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a constitutional republic with a democratically elected president and a bicameral legislature. In the 2019 national elections, Luis Lacalle Pou won a five-year presidential term. No political party won a majority in parliament, but the ruling party formed a coalition to pass legislation. Elections were considered free and fair by observers.