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The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that advance DRL’s policy objective of supporting independent investigations of human rights atrocities and justice and accountability for alleged atrocities committed by all sides in Ethiopia.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for a research project that supports the following goal: Contribute to building a portfolio of evidence to further identify democracy and rights program strategies that are effective, in an effort to improve program relevance and impact. Background DRL works to promote accountability as a vehicle for addressing human rights violations. In particular we work to strengthen criminal accountability and access to justice in the pursuit of combatting impunity and bolstering the rule of law. Examples of DRL programs which meet these aims include those centered around documentation, capacity building and systematic transformations. This particular project will focus on the breadth of measures through which those responsible for human rights abuses and violations can be held accountable. Furthermore, the definition of being held accountable differs between contexts and parties to human rights abuses. The purpose of the project is to determine measures which can be utilized to improve relevant DRL programs in line with strategic goals and values. There is no regional or country specific focus. The project should meet the following objective: Produce findings on what accountability measures are most effective in holding those responsible for human rights abuses and violations accountable for human rights abuses and violations relevant to DRL programming and related diplomatic engagement. The final tangible products of this research project should be communications products, based on the research findings, which can be easily utilized by Program Officers to improve DRL programming.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that empower civil society to advocate for respect for human rights for all and ensure accountability for hate-based crimes in Moldova.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that advance freedom of the press and transparency around infrastructure development in Southeast Asia through support for in-depth environmental journalism.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in advancing freedom of association for workers in the informal sector in Nepal.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that encourage the Government of Tanzania to reduce restrictions on freedom of expression for the public and the media.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that support the policy goal of advancing human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea).

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programming that supports equitable and impartial media coverage in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs that bolster women civil society activists and human rights defenders, in all their diversity, as leaders in the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region. These programs will empower women to engage in democratic processes to defend and hold decision-makers accountable for the protection of human rights and civil and political rights in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for a global program to strengthen the capacity of local civil society organizations (CSOs) to leverage national, regional, and international accountability mechanisms in order to reduce impunity for corrupt actors and to promote anticorruption reforms. While DRL and INL seek to enhance civil society engagement on corruption accountability globally, the first phase of this program will focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and the development of a regional anticorruption community of practice among civil society organizations in the different sub-regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, including countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Zambia.