Fact Sheet Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Overview Protecting and supporting human rights defenders is a key priority of U.S. foreign policy. Because human rights defenders seek to hold their governments accountable to protect universally recognized human rights, defenders are often harassed, detained, interrogated, imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for doing their work. The Department’s objective is to enable human …
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The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom describes the status of religious freedom in every country. Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – Full Report Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – Netherlands Section
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Through the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, we assess what governments around the world are doing to combat this crime. The TIP Report is an invaluable tool to arm ourselves with the latest information and guide our action at home and abroad. 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report – complete report 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report – the Netherlands
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USAID – US Agency for International Development Press Release: the United States pre-positions humanitarian assistance in Curaçao to help Venezuelans in need Mark Green, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced that the United States is pre-positioning additional aid in the region for the people of Venezuela. Green noted that critically-needed health kits, containing medicine and medical supplies, are being sent by the United States …
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Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner – Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Shawn Crowley Hotel Den Haag, Wassenaar, January 27, 2019 Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, Roberta, and the members of Overseas Americans Remember for organizing this event, as well as everything else you do to strengthen Dutch-American relations. I would like to …
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Around 50 staff members and their families from the U.S. Embassy in The Hague and the U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam participated in the Amsterdam Pride Walk on July 28, 2018. The U.S. Mission in the Netherlands loves joining the people of Amsterdam in celebrating Pride and we reaffirm the United States’ commitment to protecting and …
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The U.S. Embassy in The Hague hosted a symposium May 16 to discuss tolerance, discrimination, and freedom in relation to the play Anne & Emmett. The play, written by symposium panelist Janet Langhart Cohen, details a conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till in a town called Memory. The play has its Dutch debut May …
Read More» Washington, DC- August 15, 2017 SECRETARY TILLERSON: Morning, all. We are releasing today the 2016 International Religious Freedom Report. This report is a requirement pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 – legislation that upholds religious freedom as a core American value under the Constitution’s First Amendment, as well as a universal human right. This law calls for the government …
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Department of State Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC June 27, 2017 Well, thank you so much, Susan, and welcome to all of you to the State Department for this important event, and particularly I’m honored to welcome members of Congress, and in particular I want to highlight the leadership of Chairman Corker who’s with …
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Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC June 7, 2017 2017 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month In recognition of LGBTI Month, the Department of State affirms its solidarity with the human rights defenders and civil society organizations working around the world to uphold the fundamental freedoms of LGBTI …
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The Centre Child Trafficking in Human Beings (CKM) has set up an EscapeVan in The Hague in order to heighten awareness for the crime of human trafficking. The Human Rights team of the U.S. Embassy in The Hague found out how difficult it was to escape.
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Yesterday we celebrated international women’s day and women’s history month at the U.S. Consulate General. Let’s keep pushing so that future girls think “what’s the big deal” with a woman astronaut, a woman president, a woman CEO, a woman dean, whatever.
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In celebration of U.S. Black History Month, Vice Consul Kharmika Alston highlighted the immeasurable contribution black Americans have made to U.S. society during a February 4 New Year’s reception hosted by the National Institution for the Dutch Slavery Past and its Legacy (NiNsee). NiNsee strives to shed light on the history of Dutch slavery …
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When Dr. King visited the Netherlands in 1964, he said, “Honesty and realism impel me to admit that we still have a long, long way to go. But I think the important thing is that we are making progress.” At Sunday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Dinner in the Hague, Chargé d’Affaires Shawn Crowley said …
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Last week, U.S. Vice Consul Kharmika Alston (left) attended the closing the Netherlands’ first annual Black Achievement Month (October 1-31). See www.blackachievementmonth.nl to learn more about this important milestone.
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Source: Europol Press Release , September 19, 2016 U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DS) Deputy Assistant Secretary John M. Eustace and Europol Deputy Director Wil van Gemert met this week in The Hague. The two officials signed an agreement for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service to join two of Europol’s Focal Points1: FP Phoenix targets trafficking in human beings …
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U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry was in Amsterdam for Europride 2016 ! Here he is speaking at a U.S. Mission reception co-hosted with the City of Amsterdam and EuroPride organizers
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