2016
12/10/16 Human Rights Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
12/03/16 The United States Commends The Gambia on Peaceful Election; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
11/29/16 Human Rights Conditions in Democratic Republic of the Congo; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
11/29/16 Human Rights Conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Thomas Perriello; Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission; Washington, DC
11/25/16 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
11/20/16 Transgender Day of Remembrance; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
11/02/16 Remarks at the 11th Annual Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists; Secretary of State John Kerry; Loy Henderson Auditorium; Washington, DC
10/28/16 United States Election to the Human Rights Council; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
10/25/16 U.S. Strategy to Address the Human Rights Situation in North Korea; Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Institute for Corean-American Studies Fall Symposium at the Heritage Foundation; Washington, DC
10/24/16 Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF); Secretary of State John Kerry; The White House; Washington, DC
10/20/16 Beyond Autocrats and Islamists: The Future of Arab Reform; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Washington, DC
10/13/16 Keynote Remarks at LGBTI Pacific Youth Forum Dinner; Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy W. Berry; Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia; Sydney, Australia
10/11/16 International Day of the Girl; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/28/16 Secretary Kerry Presents Award at USA Olympic Committee Team Awards Ceremony; Secretary of State John Kerry; McDonough Arena, Georgetown University; Washington, DC
09/23/16 Breaking the Information Blockade: The Impact of Foreign Media in North Korea; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; New York City
09/21/16 Living Together in Peace: The Importance of Interreligious Harmony for Religious Freedom; Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David N. Saperstein; Caravan's "The Key" Art Exhibition Opening, Riverside Church; New York City
09/19/16 U.S. Remarks at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016 Opening Plenary; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Warsaw, Poland
09/15/16 International Day of Democracy; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/07/16 Narrowing the Trust Gap: A Rights-Based Approach for CVE; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Democracy and Counterterrorism Conference; Algiers, Algeria
08/19/16 World Humanitarian Day 2016; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
08/11/16
Telephonic Press Briefing with Ambassador David Saperstein on the 2015 International Religious Freedom Report
08/10/16 Briefing on the Release of the 2015 Annual Report on International Freedom (IRF); Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David N. Saperstein; Washington, DC
08/10/16 Release of the 2015 Annual Report on International Freedom (IRF); Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Press Briefing Room; Washington, DC
08/01/16 Religious Extremism in Africa; Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
07/29/16 Remarks at the Washington Conference on Threats to Religious and Ethnic Minorities Under ISIL; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Loy Henderson Auditorium; Washington, DC
07/27/16 Remarks Delivered to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) Regarding Transparency, Accountability, and Openness in Government; Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael G. Kozak, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; OAS Headquarters; Washington, DC
07/26/16 Remarks in Honor of the 26th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act; Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith E. Heumann; Washington, DC
07/17/16 Recent Developments in Bahrain; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/06/16 Background Briefing on DPRK the Human Rights Abuser Report and Sanctions; Via Teleconference
06/30/16 UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
06/21/16 Remarks at GLIFAA Pride; Secretary of State John Kerry; Dean Acheson Auditorium; Washington, DC
06/04/16 Advancing the Human Rights of Transgender Persons; Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy W. Berry; 6th European Transgender Council Anniversary Gala Dinner; Bologna, Italy
05/26/16 Democracy and Human Rights: Shared Challenges and Opportunities; Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall; Hungarian Journalists Association; Budapest,, Hungary
05/26/16 The Impact of Blasphemy Laws Abroad; Acting U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Arsalan Suleman; Senate Human Rights Caucus, Russell Senate Office Building; Washington, DC
05/19/16 Remarks at Partners in Prevention: A Global Forum on Ending Genocide Conference; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Washington, DC
05/19/16 Vesak Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
05/18/16 Background Briefing on the U.S. Government's Comprehensive Approach to Atrocity Prevention and Response; Office of the Spokesperson; Via Teleconference
05/18/16 Commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT); Acting Assistant Secretary Michael G. Kozak, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Delivered to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, OAS Headquarters; Washington, DC
05/17/16 Commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
05/04/16 Holocaust Remembrance Day Observance; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
05/03/16 Press Availability by Secretary Kerry; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/28/16 China's Passage of the Law on the Management of Foreign NGO Activities Inside Mainland China; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/26/16 Remarks at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy; Secretary of State John Kerry; Rice University; Houston, Texas
04/21/16 Combatting the Closure of Space for Civil Society in Eurasia; Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Berschinski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs; New Haven, CT
04/20/16 Briefing by Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
04/20/16 U.S. Government Keynote Remarks at the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Annual Plenary Meeting; Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Bogota, Colombia
04/13/16 Briefing on the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Washington, DC
04/13/16 Release of the 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Secretary of State John Kerry; Press Briefing Room; Washington, DC
04/13/16
Telephonic Press Briefing with Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, U.S. Department of State
04/07/16 Commemoration of the 22nd Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/07/16 International Roma Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/29/16 Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/23/16 Global State of the Movement; Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy W. Berry; Out & Equal Executive Forum; San Francisco, CA
03/18/16 Human Rights Situation in Egypt; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/17/16 Remarks on Daesh and Genocide; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/15/16 Burma's Union Parliament Elects New President; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/07/16 Continued Detention of Nadiya Savchenko; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/02/16 National Statement at the Human Rights Council; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Geneva, Switzerland
03/02/16 Press Conference at the Human Rights Council; Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Geneva, Switzerland
03/01/16 Remarks for the 17th Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence; Assistant Secretary Charles H. Rivkin, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Washington, DC
02/05/16
Telephonic Media Briefing With Special Envoy for Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry
02/03/16 Handa Center Annual Public Lecture on Human Rights; Assistant Secretary Tom Malinowski, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Handa Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford University; Stanford, CA
02/01/16 On Implementation of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act; Via Teleconference
01/28/16 Remarks at The Washington Post Grand Opening Event; Secretary of State John Kerry; The Washington Post Headquarters; Washington, DC
01/27/16
Telephonic Media Briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry
01/01/16 Haiti's Independence Day; Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC