Author: Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Dr. Dafna H. Rand, Assistant SecretaryBureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

SPEAKER:  Distinguished guests, please welcome the Secretary of State, accompanied by Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya, the Assistant Secretary of State Dafna Rand, and the 2024 Human Rights Defenders Award recipients.  (Applause.) ASSISTANT SECRETARY RAND:  Good afternoon, and may I be the first to wish you a happy International Human Rights Day. SECRETARY BLINKEN:  All […]