Human Rights Archives

Guidelines for U.S. Diplomatic Mission Support to Civil Society and Human Rights Defenderse

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to putting human rights and democratic principles at the center of our foreign policy. These Guidelines for U.S. Diplomatic Mission Support to Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders outline and amplify the U.S.’s commitment to supporting this vital work as part of the President’s strategic vision and U.S. ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 18 July, 2023 | Topics: News, Reports | Tags: democracy, Executive, guides, Human Rights, Labor, Summary

10th Anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 16, 2021 Share Today marks the tenth anniversary of the unanimous endorsement by the UN Human Rights Council of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). These principles recognize a three-pronged approach to protecting human rights in the context of business activity: States ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 17 June, 2021 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: 10th Anniversary, Antony Blinken, business, Human Rights, principles, Secretary of State, UN

On the Occasion of International Anticorruption Day and International Human Rights Day

Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson December 10, 2020 On the occasion of International Anticorruption Day and International Human Rights Day, the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury announced sanctions designations and visa restrictions on perpetrators of corruption and serious human rights abuse. Below is a summary of these actions taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 14 December, 2020 | Topics: Events, Fact Sheets, Human Rights, News | Tags: Human Rights, international day, sanctions

2019 Mali Human Rights Report

Executive Summary Mali, a constitutional democracy, reelected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to a second five-year term in August 2018. International observers deemed the elections to have met minimum acceptable standards despite some irregularities and instances of violence. Parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for October 2018, were further delayed from June 2019 until at least May 2020, ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 26 May, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Reports | Tags: Human Rights

Human Rights Day

Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2018 Seventy years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the sovereign nations of the world united to specify those rights that are inherent to all persons, ... Read More»

By U.S. Mission Mali | 11 December, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights

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