News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SUDAN: Tier 2. The Government of Sudan 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: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Tier 2. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda 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...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: AUSTRALIA: Tier 1. The Government of Australia 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: ICELAND: Tier 2. The Government of Iceland 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: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: UGANDA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Uganda does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included identifying more victims and signing the National Referral Guidelines for Management of Victims of Trafficking...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: From July 7 to Aug. 28, 2021, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site invites visitors to learn about the history of the 1880s at Vancouver Barracks. These stories will be shared in an outdoor exhibit in the East Vancouver Barracks, an online article series, and at four walking tours led by Curator Meagan Huff.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: The State Department hosted Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and a delegation from the Government of Tajikistan for the eighth U.S.-Tajikistan Annual Bilateral Consultations on July 1, following 30 years of bilateral partnership between the United States and Tajikistan.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: CHILE: Tier 1. The Government of Chile 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 Chile...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ESWATINI: Tier 2. The Government of Eswatini 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 DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Luis Christian Montalvo-García with conspiracy to engage in illegal firearms trafficking and to receive firearms illegally from outside of this district, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ANGOLA: Tier 2. The Government of Angola 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: BARBADOS: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Barbados does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included investigating two trafficking cases, approving and funding a new national action plan, digitizing aspects...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier made her initial court appearance today for making false statements to obtain federal workers’ compensation benefits, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: TAIWAN: Tier 1. Taiwan authorities fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Authorities continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period, considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on their anti-trafficking capacity; therefore...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: ETHIOPIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Ethiopia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included partnering with international organizations and foreign donors to train police, prosecutors, and judges...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: GABON: Tier 2. The Government of Gabon 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: LATVIA: Tier 2. The Government of Latvia 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 while considering the impact of the COVID-19...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: MADAGASCAR: Tier 2. The Government of Madagascar 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 COVID-19...
