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Promoting democracy, human rights, & labor rights worldwide with #SpecialAdvisorDisability, #SpecialRepLabor, @US_SRREJ, & @US_SE_LGBTQI.
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#SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara on the passing of Sir Robert Martin, longtime disability activist in New Zealand and member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. #NothingWithoutUs
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#SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara gave the closing keynote for first in-person Zero Project Latin America Conference. Education can #DisruptTheNarrative on disability by countering discrimination and building a sense of value. Let’s educate and elevate together.
![State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor (@StateDRL) on Twitter photo 2024-05-09 16:20:21 #SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara gave the closing keynote for first in-person Zero Project Latin America Conference. Education can #DisruptTheNarrative on disability by countering discrimination and building a sense of value. Let’s educate and elevate together. #SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara gave the closing keynote for first in-person Zero Project Latin America Conference. Education can #DisruptTheNarrative on disability by countering discrimination and building a sense of value. Let’s educate and elevate together.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNJmomkWEAcx3kN.jpg)
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#SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara met with the National Congress of Chile to exchange ideas on promoting disability inclusion. Change is only possible through collaboration. When we elevate persons with disabilities, there’s no limit to the #GoodTrouble we can create.
![State Department: Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor (@StateDRL) on Twitter photo 2024-05-07 21:26:35 #SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara met with the National Congress of Chile to exchange ideas on promoting disability inclusion. Change is only possible through collaboration. When we elevate persons with disabilities, there’s no limit to the #GoodTrouble we can create. #SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara met with the National Congress of Chile to exchange ideas on promoting disability inclusion. Change is only possible through collaboration. When we elevate persons with disabilities, there’s no limit to the #GoodTrouble we can create.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNAZdguW0AAJtKN.jpg)
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#SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara will visit Peru and Chile to promote disability inclusion and break down barriers for persons with disabilities to further accessibility, resilience, and prosperous economies. #NothingWithoutUs state.gov/special-adviso…
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Journalists help us understand everything that is happening in the world. Our Spokespersons brief the press every day and understand that journalists often put themselves on the front lines in the search of truth. It’s selfless and essential work. #WorldPressFreedomDay
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On this #WorldPressFreedomDay , the Media Freedom Coalition recognises the vital and irreplaceable role journalists and media workers play in providing accurate information on the issues that matter.
Read the full MFC statement here: mediafreedomcoalition.org/joint-statemen…
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Can you believe there are 5 billion users connected to the Internet today? Have you ever thought about who governs the Internet?
Hear from Special Envoy Eileen Donahoe from netmundial10 in Brazil 🇧🇷 on why diverse, multi stake-holder voices matter in shaping the future of the…
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Today, DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Le Mon and colleagues from U.S. State Dept - Near Eastern Affairs met Danya Cohen to discuss important Yesh Din English work documenting rising levels of extremist settler violence against Palestinian civilians and other human rights abuses in the West Bank.…
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DRL/EUR Director Chris Anderson was pleased to meet with Belarusian Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Aleh Hruzdzilovich today to discuss the repressive media environment in Belarus & journalists unjustly detained there. Journalism is not a crime – Belarus should immediately release all 36…
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#SpecialAdvisorDisability is in Nairobi to attend #AMCHAMSummit to discuss integrating disability across business. The private sector is a valuable partner for disability inclusion, investing in new talent to bring quality, affordable goods more quickly to consumers. #GoodTrouble
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#SpecialAdvisorDisability Minkara kicks off her Kenya trip with a civil society roundtable. Civil society plays a crucial role in elevating the voices of persons with disabilities. Inclusion is not a luxury, it is a requirement.
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Today Department of State announced steps to impose visa restrictions on 13 individuals financially benefitting from the misuse of commercial spyware, including to target journalists, academics, human rights defenders, and other perceived critics. Read more: state.gov/promoting-acco…
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Senior Bureau Official Gilchrist joined Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir🇮🇸 & Bergdís Ellertsdóttir to sign Iceland’s renewed commitment to the Global Equality Fund. DRL works closely with our partners in Iceland to provide crucial funds to LGBTQI+ activists working to promote respect and dignity around…
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Persons with disabilities are often on the front lines of climate-related disasters and other crises. For #EarthDay2024 , let’s think about how we can include persons with disabilities in climate resilience strategies. There’s no sustainability without inclusion. #NothingWithoutUs
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