The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving assistance and all United Nations member states …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 3 May, 2022 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Policy, Press Releases, Reports, U.S. & Slovenia | Tags: Human Rights Report
People with disabilities present 15 % of the global population. Aside of systematic solutions, we all can contribute to their social inclusion. Small steps can make a difference. That’s where YOU jump in and contribute in creating the world, where disabled people feel welcomed and equal. We are proud to be part of such …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 9 February, 2022 | Topics: Art & Culture, Business, Culture, Human Rights, Video | Tags: Human Rights, Inclusion, People with Dissabilities, video
Each February, the United States celebrates African-American History Month, also known as Black History Month. This annual observance recognizes the important achievements by African Americans in U.S. history. In 1926, just 61 years after the abolition of slavery, the Association for Study of Negro Life and History decided to sponsor a national week dedicated to …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 1 February, 2022 | Topics: Culture, Events, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, U.S. Policy | Tags: BHM, Black History Month, History, Human Rights
Human trafficking — whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offences — is an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide. On December 30, 2021, the White House Proclaimed January 2022 as a National Human Trafficking …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 25 January, 2022 | Topics: Alumni, Education, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, U.S. Policy, U.S. Secretary of State, Video | Tags: Alumni, Human Rights, IVLP, Trafficking in Persons Report
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving assistance and all United Nations member states …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 12 April, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Reports | Tags: Human Rights Report
We are presenting the report in a PDF version only at this time. We will provide a 508-compliant PDF and an HTML version as soon as they are available. View the report → Trafficking in Persons Report for Slovenia is on pages 448-450.
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 29 June, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Reports | Tags: Trafficking in Persons Report
In celebration of Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans in the United States, the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana was pleased to sponsor the visit of a prominent voice in African-American musical history – Mary Wilson of the Supremes. One of the most influential and famous groups of the 1960’s, …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 14 February, 2020 | Topics: Culture, Education, Events, Human Rights, Public Affairs | Tags: Ambassador Blanchard, American Culture, Arts Envoy, Mary Wilson, Music, Music Group
The award-winning film Hidden Figures inspired viewers across the world with the true story of the courageous and talented African American women whose contributions at NASA in the 1960s significantly contributed to putting the first U.S. astronaut into orbit. This film, and the positive momentum around it, sparked an International Visitor Leadership Program that brings …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Business, Embassy, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Science & Tech | Tags: hidden figures, IVLP, women's empowerment
In honor of World Refugee Day, the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana and Slovenska Filantropija are pleased to announce a $25,000 project funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Julia Taft Fund for Refugees. The one-time grant will provide critical start-up funds to develop a community center to assist refugees and asylum-seeking children and families, as …
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 20 June, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Embassy, Human Rights, Press Releases | Tags: Julia Taft Fund for Refugees