Modern slavery is a crime that victimizes as many as 27 million men, women, and children around the world.
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As Tunis prepared to celebrate one of the core pillars of democracy, its courts made a crucial decision with regard to another.
The United States invests hundreds of millions of dollars in water sector activities around the world.
Civilian rule is vital to winning the respect and support of the Malian people.
Over a billion people, one in every six people living on this planet, suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases.
The United States congratulates the government of Uganda on seizing Major General Ceasar Acellam of the LRA.
We strongly condemn the military coup and the continued exercise of authority by military leaders in Guinea-Bissau.
The U.N. Security Council has imposed legally binding sanctions on Iran, including a conventional arms ban.
Civil society groups are playing an increasingly important role in global affairs.
Many journalists around the world who have been jailed, attacked, disappeared, and forced into exile or murdered for reporting truth.
Somalia's leaders have started the process of convening a constituent assembly reflecting Somalia’s diverse clans and communities.
The United States is deeply concerned by the continuing unrest in Mali and the latest round of violence there.
The voting is needed to mark the next step in the West African nation’s transition to a civilian-led democracy.
Suicide bombers attacked newspaper offices in Abuja and Kaduna, Nigeria, recently, killing at least 13 people.
An international court has convicted Charles Taylor of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations.
Press freedom matters because without a free press, few other human rights are attainable.
Every child should have the opportunity to celebrate his or her fifth birthday.
The intent behind legal protection of intellectual property is to generate incentive to innovate.
Pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa have dropped significantly in recent months.
Around the world, between 12 and 27 million people are living in modern slavery.
The United States Congress established the Multinational Species Conservation Funds.
