News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: BURUNDI: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Burundi does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. Considering the documented impact of the pandemic on the government’s anti-trafficking capacity, the government made key achievements...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: COTE D’IVOIRE: Tier 2. The Government of Cote d’Ivoire 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...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON FEMA has selected the subapplications for the $700 million being made available in fiscal year 2020 (FY20) for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALBERT LOPEZ, 51, last residing in Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: IRELAND: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Ireland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included designating an independent human trafficking national rapporteur and establishing a formal national anti-trafficking...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: INDIA: Tier 2. The Government of India 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: MAURITANIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting traffickers, including hereditary slaveholders, and allocating...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SWITZERLAND: Tier 2. The Government of Switzerland does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included increased cooperation on international investigations, which resulted in the identification of victims and ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: VANUATU: Tier 2. The Government of Vanuatu 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: ARMENIA: Tier 2. The Government of Armenia 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 REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Tier 2 WATCH LIST.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: MALDIVES: Tier 2. The Government of Maldives 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: INDIA: Tier 2. The Government of India 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: CAMEROON: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Cameroon 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 trafficking cases as well as identifying significantly more potential victims than...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, a divided Supreme Court issued an opinion in the consolidated case of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, upholding two Arizona voting restrictions that had been challenged as racially discriminatory and, therefore, violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: THAILAND: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Thailand does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included taking steps to improve coordination with civil society in trafficking investigations and victim protection,...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - This fire season, FEMA is urging extreme caution with any Fourth of July celebrations that include fireworks, campfires, or grilling. Record-breaking temperatures and drought conditions have increased the fire danger of outdoor recreational activities this summer.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SINGAPORE: Tier 1. The Government of Singapore 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: UZBEKISTAN: Tier 2. The Government of Uzbekistan 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...
