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U.S. Ambassador for Human Trafficking Luis CdeBaca talks to reporters during a press briefing.
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U.S. Ambassador for Human Trafficking Luis CdeBaca talks to reporters during a press briefing held at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, Burma.

Fighting Human Trafficking In Burma

Furthering its promise to partner with Burma in its reform process, the U.S. has increased dialogue on human trafficking.

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U.S. Committed To Honduras Security

A team of technical experts will travel there to step up collaboration on bilateral efforts to fight crime.

Suspected members of Sinaloa drug cartel and weapons are presented to the media in Tijuana, Mexico, January 20, 2011 (file photo)

Drug Traffickers Sanctioned

Three named for providing “material support to the drug trafficking activities”

Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha listens during a session of the 17th African Union Summit at the Sipopo Conference Center, outside Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, (file June 30, 2011)

Peaceful Transition Needed In Guinea-Bissau

The United States offers its condolences to the family of President Malam Bacai Sanha.

A Rwandan survivor of the 1994 genocide prays over the bones of genocide victims at a mass grave in Nyamata, Rwanda, April 2004. (file photo)

More Justice For Rwandan Genocide Victims

A United Nations war crimes tribunal has sentenced two former top Rwandan political leaders to life in prison.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd responds to a distress call from the Iranian-flagged fishing vessel Al Molai, which was being held captive by pirates in the Arabian Sea, January 5, 2012.

U.S. Helping To Confront Piracy, Ensure Freedom Of The Seas

A U.S. Navy vessel rescued 13 Iranian fishermen held hostage in the Arabia Sea.

Youth-Driven Engagement In Central America

“Civil society and youth-driven engagement are absolutely essential in combating crime and building more resilient communities."

China Internet

U.S. - China Internet Concerns

The United States remains concerned with the widespread censorship and surveillance on the Internet.

Woman whose husband threw acid in her face. [AP]

Violence Against Women Violates Human Rights

Violence against women and girls is a crime, not something private or cultural.

A Rwandan survivor of the 1994 genocide prays over the bones of genocide victims at a mass grave in Nyamata, Rwanda, April 2004. (file photo)

Providing Justice and Accountability in Rwanda

Gregoire Ndahimana, who helped lead the massacre of 1,500 Tutsi residents of his town, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Manssor Arbabsiar is shown in this courtroom sketch during an appearance in a Manhattan courtroom  in New York, New York on October 11, 2011.

UN Deplores Plot Against Saudi Ambassador

UN General Assembly adopted a resolution deploring the disrupted plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.

Protesters remove the flag of the British embassy in Tehran, November 29, 2011.

Condemnation Of Attack On British Embassy In Iran

The attack on the British embassy in Tehran is an affront, not only to the British people but to the international community.

Smoke rises in the city of Latakia after Syrian tanks and navy ships shelled it as part of an assault by government forces on August 14.  24 people were killed.

More Pressure On Assad

Syrian security forces are guilty of crimes against humanity during the Assad regime’s eight-month assault against protesters.

Clinton On Manila Declaration

The U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty is the foundation for the bilateral relationship.

Miners dig for diamonds in Marange, Zimbabwe (file photo)

A Way Forward In Zimbabwe

The Kimberley Process will allow exports from two industrial diamond mines in Zimbabwe's Marange fields.

Mali Khan Designated Terrorist

The State Department added Mali Khan to the Specially Designated Nationals List.

Trafficking In Persons

"Countries should strive to combat all forms of trafficking using the three ’P’ approach: punishment, prevention, and protection."

Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Human Rights Rapporteur On Iran

The U.N. Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, has filed his first report to the General Assembly.

Kenyan security forces search at a village near near Liboi, Kenya's border town with Somalia, October 15, 2011.

Somali Insurgents Threaten Regional Stability

The campaign by insurgents to topple the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia is now threatening its neighbors.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles at a town hall discussion in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Oct 22, 2011.

America's Pacific Century

The future of politics will be decided in Asia.

Sexual Minorities Persecuted In Iran

The Iranian government has a deplorable record of persecuting members of Iran's gay, lesbian and transgender, community.


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