News from July 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 155 months in prison, 3 years supervised release and ordered to pay $11,100 in restitution on his convictions for bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide at one of their facilities a qualified sign language interpreter or other appropriate form of auxiliary aid or service to a deaf patient.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: The 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report release kicked off with a powerful video of the important accomplishments the TIP Report has made in the fight to combat human trafficking worldwide.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: GUYANA: Tier 1. The Government of Guyana fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Despite the documented impact of the pandemic on the government’s anti-trafficking capacity, the government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period;...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: LEBANON: Tier 2. The Government of Lebanon 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...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Tier 3. The Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SLOVENIA: Tier 1. The Government of Slovenia fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: LEWISTOWN, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to comment on its Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a bison grazing proposal on BLM-administered lands located in Phillips County, Montana.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing implementation of Phase Six of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule will begin on Oct. 1, 2021. Phase Six will require a plant import declaration for additional products such as essential ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ZAMBIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Zambia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included increasing investigations and prosecutions of trafficking crimes; convening the national coordinating committee...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: GREECE: Tier 2. The Government of Greece 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 ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: MONTENEGRO: Tier 2. The Government of Montenegro 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 ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: KAZAKHSTAN: Tier 2. The Government of Kazakhstan 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...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SINT MAARTEN: Tier 2 Watch List§.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: GEORGIA: Tier 1. The Government of Georgia fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: CHAD: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Chad does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. Officials identified more potential victims and increased efforts to raise public awareness of the crime among the population, addressing...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: RWANDA: Tier 2. The Government of Rwanda 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...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: BRAZIL: Tier 2. The Government of Brazil 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...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: PANAMA: Tier 2. The Government of Panama does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating more traffickers, granting residency and work permits for foreign trafficking victims, and providing additional...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: BULGARIA: Tier 2. The Government of Bulgaria 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...
