Human Rights
Advancing Freedom and Democracy Featured
U.S. Department of State annual report that describes efforts by the U.S. Government to support democracy and human rights in nondemocratic countries and countries undergoing democratic transitions worldwide.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created the Rescue & Restore Victims of Human Trafficking campaign to help identify and assist victims of human trafficking become eligible to receive benefits and services so they may rebuild their lives safely in the U.S.
www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/
These reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving assistance and all United Nations member states to the U.S. Congress in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Trade Act of 1974. Issued by U. S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/tda.htm
Annual report that focuses on the efforts of 144 U.S. trade beneficiary countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labor through legislation, enforcement mechanisms, policies and social programs. Prepared by the U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
Humanrights.gov is the official one-stop site for researching the United States Government (USG) involvement in human rights and related information. The site’s search function links users directly with news, reports and explanatory information from the State Department, USG agencies and other resources, allowing for easy access to publicly available documents.
Annual report that describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The report covers government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. Issued by U.S. Department of State.
www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/
Annual report that assesses governments on their efforts to combat trafficking in persons as defined in the UN Trafficking Protocol, including conduct involved in forced labor and trafficking of adults and children for commercial sexual exploitation. Prepared by the U.S. Department of State.
www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/
Promotes the elimination of the worst forms of child labor, and increasing knowledge and information on child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.
Links to U.S. efforts to promote democracy, protect human rights and international religious freedom, and advance labor rights globally. It issues reports on human rights, intNext (8)ernational religious freedom, the U.S. support for human rights and democracy, and trafficking in persons. Includes Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports (http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/) for 1999 to present. Earlier reports ...
The Bureau leads U.S. efforts to promote democracy, protect human rights and international religious freedom, and advance labor rights globally. Includes Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the International Religious Freedom Report, the Trafficking in Persons report.
Leads the United States’ global engagement on the fight against human trafficking, partnering with foreign governments and civil society to develop and implement effective strategies for confronting modern slavery. Includes the annual Trafficking in Persons Report.