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Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Executive branch of the United States
Employees100 (as of 2003)[1]
Annual budget$38.5 million (As of 2003)[1]
Bureau executive
Parent departmentU.S. Department of State
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs (DRL) is a bureau within the United States Department of State. The bureau is under the purview of the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.

DRL's responsibilities include promoting

Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
is a separate agency included in the Bureau.

The Bureau is responsible for producing annual reports on the countries of the world with regard to

Office of International Religious Freedom[2] and human rights.[3][4] It also administers the U.S. Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF), which is DRL's flagship program.[5]

The head of the Bureau is the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and the official currently acting in this capacity is Erin Barclay.

The bureau was formerly known as the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, but was reorganized and renamed in 1994, to reflect both a broader sweep and a more focused approach to the interlocking issues of human rights, worker rights, and democracy.[6]

Examples of DRL's human rights advocacy in foreign locations include China,[7] the Middle East,[8] and Russia.[9]

From 2011 to 2015, DRL provided financial support to the

Tor network (The Onion Router).[10][11][12][13]

Organization

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor is divided into twelve offices.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Inspection of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor" (PDF). Inspector General of the Department of State. September 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. Office of International Religious Freedom
    . Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Human Rights Reports". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ Wagner, Elizabeth. "2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. ^ "DRL Programs, Including Human Rights Democracy Fund (HRDF)". 2001-2009.state.gov. 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  6. U.S. Department of State
    . February 2000. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  7. ^ Kine, Phelim (13 April 2022). "China activists call for reboot of State Dept. annual human rights report". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  8. ^ "Stop '$1-million grants to anti-Israel NGOs,' Republicans tell Blinken". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  9. ^ Thebault, Reis. "As Putin insists war will continue, Biden describes invasion as 'genocide'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  10. ^ Jeffries, Adrianne (2014-06-16). "The Pentagon is trying to make the internet more anonymous". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  11. ^ "Using peer-to-peer technology to crowdsource a way around online censorship". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Eddy, Max (2015-02-04). "Inside the Dark Web". PCMag UK. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  13. ^ "Tax return filing instructions" (PDF). torproject.org. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  14. U.S. Department of State
    . June 13, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  15. Bureau of Human Resources
    . September 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

External links

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