News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: EL SALVADOR: Tier 2. The Government of El Salvador 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: REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Tier 2. The Government of the Republic of the Congo does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. Despite the documented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the government’s anti-trafficking capacity, the...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people and the Government of Rwanda on the occasion of your Independence Day and your Liberation Day.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: THE GAMBIA: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Tier 2 Watch List.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SERBIA: Tier 2. The Government of Serbia 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: 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 State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: THE BAHAMAS: Tier 1. The Government of The Bahamas 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;...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: IRAQ: Tier 2. The Government of Iraq does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The Iraqi 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: FIJI: Tier 2. The Government of Fiji 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 DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ERIK MARTIN, aged 49, was sentenced on June 29, 2021 to 45 months in prison by the Honorable Wendy B. Vitter for taking bribes in exchange for directing transportation contracts to Darrel Fitzpatrick, an Atlanta businessman...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: SLOVAKIA: Tier 2. The Government of the Slovak Republic, or Slovakia, 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 with the previous reporting period, considering ...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: NICARAGUA: Tier 3. The Government of Nicaragua does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, even considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity; therefore Nicaragua remained on Tier...
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: COSTA RICA: Tier 2. The Government of Costa Rica 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: MAURITIUS: Tier 2. The Government of Mauritius 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: MALI: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Mali does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included training judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials on trafficking and conducting awareness raising activities.
By State Newswire | Jul 1, 2021
Release: TANZANIA: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Tanzania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included increasing funding for the anti-trafficking committee to implement the national action plan and allocating...
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: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I send best wishes to the people and the Government of Rwanda on the occasion of your Independence Day and your Liberation Day.
