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Washington, DC - The U.S.-China Coordination Meeting on Disability will take place in Washington, DC, April 14-15, 2015. Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith Heumann will lead the U.S. delegation. Sun Xiande, Executive Vice President of the China Disabled Persons Federation, will lead the Chinese delegation.
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Washington, DC - Foreign Ministers Fabius, Steinmeier, Gentiloni, García-Margallo, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Hammond, and Secretary of State Kerry welcome the resumption of the Libyan political dialogue under the auspices of Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Bernardino Leon in Morocco April 15 and the next meeting of the political parties in Algeria April 13.
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Panama City, Panama - At the 7th Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, President Obama highlighted the commitment of the United States to upholding the essential role independent civil society and the private sector play in contributing to a shared democratic agenda that benefits all of the people of the Americas.
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Washington, DC - The United States supports bringing to justice those who committed atrocities in the 1971 Bangladesh war of independence. In doing so, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) trials must be fair and transparent, and in accordance with international obligations that Bangladesh has agreed to uphold through its ratification of international agreements, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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Washington, DC - The U.S. government is deeply disappointed in the Egyptian court’s decision in the case of U.S. citizen Mohamed Soltan. We understand from reports that Mr. Soltan has been sentenced to life in prison.
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London, Great Britain - A joint investigation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the City of London Police, and the Motion Picture Association of America led to the arrest of a man suspected of leaking top hit movies, including The Expendables 3, on the Internet.
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