On September 30, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Dafna Rand will travel to Warsaw, Poland, to participate in Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (WHDC) and the Warsaw Security Forum (WSF). She will meet with senior officials, civil society, and human rights defenders and underscore the significance of promoting and protecting human rights in U.S. foreign policy.
Assistant Secretary Rand will deliver opening remarks at the WHDC hosted by the Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Her remarks will emphasize that respect for the dignity and rights of individuals within states is essential to security among states. Assistant Secretary Rand will also deliver the U.S. plenary statement on international human rights and international humanitarian law, in which she will underscore the United States' commitment to accountability for the war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities, including those that Russian forces and officials have committed in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
While in Warsaw, Assistant Secretary Rand will participate in a panel discussion at the WSF on the United States' commitment to principled leadership in the world, where she will emphasize continued U.S. leadership as well as critical partnerships that advance shared values and interests, create a stalwart against rising authoritarianism, and promote a global future that is open, prosperous, and secure.
