Halting child labor and child soldiering is focus of ICE, FBI sponsored World Day Against Child Labour
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Washington, DC - Children are vulnerable to a number of abuses, including being forced into labor working long hours often in unsafe and hazardous working conditions, as well as being forced to participate in child soldiering.
Concern Over the Conviction of Shaikh Ali Salman in Bahrain
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Government is deeply concerned by the June 16 conviction and sentencing by a Bahraini court of Shaikh Ali Salman, the Secretary General of al Wifaq. As we have consistently said, opposition parties that peacefully voice criticism of the government play a vital role in inclusive, pluralistic states and societies. Creating an atmosphere in which a full range of political opinions can be peacefully expressed is essential in Bahrain, across the Middle East, and globally. As we pointed out in our December 31 statement, we are also concerned that this action has the potential to inflame tensions.
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein's Travel to Brussels and London
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Washington, DC - David Saperstein, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (IRF), traveled to Brussels June 14-16 and will travel to London from June 16-19, 2015.
U.S. Pledges Additional Humanitarian Assistance for People Affected by the South Sudan Crisis
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Washington, DC - The United States announced more than $133 million in additional humanitarian assistance today in response to a surge in conflict and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian conditions in South Sudan over the last two months.
On U.S.-Tajikistan Annual Bilateral Consultations
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Washington, DC - Today, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal, welcomed to Washington a delegation of Tajik government officials, led by Foreign Minister Aslov, for the fifth U.S-Tajikistan Annual Bilateral Consultations.
U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Consultation on People-to-People Exchange and Strategic Security Dialogue
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that the seventh meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) will be held in Washington, D.C., June 23-24. The sixth Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) will be held concurrently with the S&ED.
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