US human rights official to meet Satyarthi
10 Nov 2014 4:42 AM IST
A top American diplomat on human rights will travel to India next week to meet Indian Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and announce a USD 3.2 million grant for health services to Tibetan refugees.
On a week-long South Asia travel, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah Sewall would travel to Nepal and India from November 9, the State Department said, adding that Kathmandu would be her first destination.
While in India, Sewall will meet with senior government officials to discuss advancing common global interests, including improved citizen engagement and governance through shared democratic values. She will deliver a policy speech, ‘Human Rights, Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century,’ at the American Center in New Delhi.
She will meet Kailash Satyarthi, the co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and a 2007 TIP (trafficking in persons) Report Hero for his efforts to end child labour and trafficking.
On a week-long South Asia travel, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah Sewall would travel to Nepal and India from November 9, the State Department said, adding that Kathmandu would be her first destination.
While in India, Sewall will meet with senior government officials to discuss advancing common global interests, including improved citizen engagement and governance through shared democratic values. She will deliver a policy speech, ‘Human Rights, Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century,’ at the American Center in New Delhi.
She will meet Kailash Satyarthi, the co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and a 2007 TIP (trafficking in persons) Report Hero for his efforts to end child labour and trafficking.
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