Resources - Policy Statements
This section presents links to what people are saying about U.S. security policy around the world. Select one of the four types of policy statements from the menu at the right to filter the results below.
Friday, March 22, 2013
We actively respond to the Commission even as it raises challenging issues for us - from the death penalty and the human rights of migrants and incarcerated children, to the status of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.English
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Friday, March 22, 2013
The parties discussed issues such as developing strategies for increased collaboration and best practices between the armed forces and civilian security services in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking, and trilateral cooperation with other paEnglish
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Peru
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
The 197-page book "La tortura en El Salvador" (Torture in El Salvador), to be launched in April, contains the accounts of 270 victims interviewed in 1986, in the heat of the civil war, by the non-governmental Human Rights Commission of El SalvadEnglish
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El Salvador
Thursday, March 21, 2013
At the assembly, he will underscore the United States commitment to a robust system of hemispheric human rights protection. English
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Nicolas Maduro is likely to win handily, not because of this incumbent's advantage, but rather because more Venezuelans trust Chavismo than trust the opposition.
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Venezuela
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
There is much at the Organization of American States that needs to be reformed, but the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, IACHR, is not among them. Yet that is what the Government of Ecuador and some other Latin American governments purport to beEnglish
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The criminal networks in Latin America are very sophisticated and very well financed, he said.English
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
"East Africa, surprisingly to many, is a brighter spot in our efforts." English
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Nigeria
Libya
Somalia
Kenya
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Department of Defense views Mexico as a strategic partner in mutual regional and hemispheric security interests. At the center of our shared security concerns is the proliferation and influence of transnational criminal organizationsEnglish
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
"The prosecution of a general for these horrific crimes after 30 years is a testament to the courage and tenacity of Guatemala’s victims and human rights groups," said Reed Brody, senior counsel at Human Rights Watch, who will monitor the starEnglish
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Guatemala
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
We conservatively estimate that about 2.2 percent of total demand for U.S.-sold firearms originated south of the border between 2010 and 2012.English
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Mexico
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
"El aumento de la delincuencia en el pais, organizada y comun, responde a que no se ha logrado encontrar un modelo policiaco, un modelo de inteligencia y articularlo con un sistema de justicia"Spanish
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Mexico
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sequestration cuts will only intensify this challenge, potentially allowing hundreds of tons of cocaine and other illicit products to flood into our citiesEnglish
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
In particular, the spending cuts affect preventing illegal drugs from entering the United States, "potentially allowing hundreds of tons of cocaine and other illicit products to flood into our cities," he said in prepared remarks to the committeEnglish
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
We are able to estimate a total demand for trafficking, both in terms of firearms and dollar sales for the firearms industryEnglish
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Mexico
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
If Pena Nieto does not build an effective police and justice system, the violence may continue or worsen. But major institutional improvements and more efficient, comprehensive social programs could mean real hope for sustainable peace and justice.English
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Mexico
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
"This trial is a historic step forward for justice and the rule and law in Guatemala," said Geoff Thale, WOLA's Program Director, who will be present at the start of the trial. English
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Guatemala
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
"Relatives of victims have been waiting for justice for more than 30 years and it is a testament to their perseverance, along with their lawyers, that a trial which has been blocked by appeals for 11 years is finally taking place."English
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Guatemala
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Monday, March 18, 2013
During his visit, Assistant Secretary Brownfield met with Honduran Vice President Maria Antonieta Guillen de Bogran and cabinet officials involved in improving citizen security and developing the justice sector.English
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Honduras
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Monday, March 18, 2013
The amnesty thwarted further action on the specific cases, the process of institutional reform has been partial and uneven, and the danger of organized crime and its penetration of the state is perhaps higher today that it was in 1993.English
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El Salvador
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