Political and Economic
The Political and Economic Section, which also operates Commercial Services, monitors a wide range of issues in Benin such as:
- Human rights
- Democratic progress and elections
- Legislation
- Social and civic freedoms and religious expression
- Labor relations and student activism
- Governance
- Macroeconomic stability and growth
- Business climate
- U.S. investment and trade
The State Department issues three major reports for every country in the world, including Benin: the Trafficking in Persons Report, the International Religious Freedom Report, and the Human Rights Report. The Political Officer is responsible, along with appropriate Washington DC-based officials, for drafting and editing these reports.
- 2012 Human Rights Report - Benin (In Français) [PDF 138 KB]
- 2012 International Religious Freedom Report [PDF 25.9 Kb]
- 2012 Human Rights Report [PDF 126 Kb]
- 2011 Benin Religious Freedom Report
- 2011 International Religious Freedom Report
- 2011 Human Rights Report
- Trafficking in Persons Report 2011
- Trafficking in Persons Report - Benin (PDF 95KB)
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