Human Rights Archives

Call for expression of interest: Strengthening of access to non-specialized and specialized MHPSS for undocumented GBV survivors and women at risk,

UNHCR Aruba and Curaçao office has launched a Call for Expression of Interest to establish a new partnership in Curaçao in the following area: Strengthening of access to non-specialized and specialized mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for undocumented Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors and women at risk, and children in need of protection. Click here for the call for expression of interest description …

By U.S. Consulate in Curacao | 28 May, 2021 | Topics: Announcements, Human Rights, Public Affairs

The United States of America, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and UNODC Human Trafficking Seminar

On February 1, 2021, the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with participants from the Netherlands and Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten participated in a virtual seminar on strategies to better combat human trafficking led by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The seminar followed a prior training …

By U.S. Consulate in Curacao | 2 February, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, Public Affairs, TTIP | Tags: #EndTrafficking, #HumanTrafficking, #TIP

The United States and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Cooperate to #EndTrafficking of Persons

On January 27, 2021, the United States and the four entities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Bonaire [Netherlands], Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten) held a specialized, virtual training led by the U.S. Department of Justice Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and the U.S. Department of State. The U.S. team presented examples of coercion based human …

By U.S. Consulate in Curacao | 27 January, 2021 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, TTIP | Tags: #EndTrafficking

Blackout Tuesday Message

Dear Friends on Curacao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that” – M.L. King. These are troubling times for America and the world. Reports on the protests on American streets are confusing and painful. So we need to be clear: Americans support peoples’ freedom …

By U.S. Consulate in Curacao | 2 June, 2020 | Topics: Consul General, Fundamental Freedoms, Human Rights, Press Releases, Public Affairs