Report on Trafficking in Persons 2021 (Uruguay Segment) URUGUAY: Tier 2 The Government of Uruguay does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 16 July, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Antony J. Blinken, Human Rights, Secretary of State, Trafficking in Persons 2021
Sustained Interest in Strengthening Partnerships: Special Assistant to the President Juan S. Gonzalez and Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Julie Chung visit Uruguay Special Assistant to the President Juan Gonzalez and Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Julie Chung and will travel to Uruguay April 14-15. As part of their trip to the region, Gonzalez and Chung also visit Colombia and Argentina. During this visit by senior U.S. government ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 12 April, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: Acting Assistant Secretary, Climate crisis, COVID-19, Democracy, Foreign Minister, Human Rights, Juan S. Gonzalez, Julie Chung, Special Assistant to the President, Western Hemisphere
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release November 25, 2019 In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, and the accompanying 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the United States is proud to reaffirm its commitment to defending the rights of women ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 26 November, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases | Tags: Human Rights, internaional day, Michael R. Pompeo, Preventing Violence, violence against women, women, women's rights
U.S Department of State Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State November 5, 2019 The United States Takes Action Against Former Maduro Regime Officials and Strengthens International Efforts On November 5, the United States identified five members of the former Maduro regime and took action against them under the authority of Executive Order (E.O.) ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 6 November, 2019 | Topics: Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Department of State, Human Rights, Michael R. Pompeo, Nicolás Maduro, President Juan Guaido, Regime, Sanctions, venezuela
The UN High Commissioner report on Human Rights issued this past July documented egregious human rights abuses of the former Maduro regime in Venezuela.
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 18 October, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: High Commissioner, Human Rights, Human Rights Council, Michael R. Pompeo, Nicolás Maduro, President Juan Guaido, Regime, venezuela
The White House Office of the Press Secretary August 6, 2019 Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding an Executive Order “Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela” Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order “Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela.” This Executive Order blocks all property and interests in property of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 7 August, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Blocking Property, Executive Order, Government of Venezuela, Human Rights, Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump, The White House, venezuela
State Department: We Will Continue To Apply Pressure On The Maduro Regime By Elliott Abrams, U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Miami Herald, June 5, 2019 When I first began to work on Latin American affairs almost 40 years ago, Venezuela was one of the few democracies in Latin America. It was not only the birthplace ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 10 June, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Department of State, Elliott Abrams, Human Rights, Nicolás Maduro, Regime, venezuela
Assistant Secretary Kimberly Breier will travel to Argentina and Colombia May 9 through 13 to strengthen regional cooperation in promoting democracy, economic prosperity, and security.
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 9 May, 2019 | Topics: News, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Argentina, Assistant Secretary, Breier, colombia, Cooperation, Democracy, Economic Prosperity, Human Rights, Kimberly, partners, Security, venezuela
Executive Summary The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a constitutional republic with a democratically elected president and a bicameral legislature. In 2014 in a free and fair runoff election, Tabare Vazquez won a five-year presidential term, and his Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition won a majority in parliament. Legislative elections were also held in 2014. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 28 March, 2019 | Topics: News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Uruguay | Tags: Human Rights
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson Statement by Secretary Pompeo on Human Rights Day 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 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 10 December, 2018 | Topics: News | Tags: Human Rights, Michael R. Pompeo, United Nations General Assembly
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Press Statement Rex W. Tillerson Secretary of State Washington, DC December 10, 2017 Sixty-nine years ago today, in the aftermath of World War II, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to recognize and elevate the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all individuals, and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Montevideo | 11 December, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News | Tags: Human Rights, Rex Tillerson
