Governments and Human Rights
The Council pays particular attention to the role that foreign governments play, or fail to play, in preserving and advancing the rights of their LGBT citizens. In our…
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LGBT Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
A December 20 New York Times story alleged that U.S. attention to discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT people in Nigeria had worsened, in fact, their plight. Others…
Read moreThe Place of Human Rights
Another new year. Another chance to put things right. For the Council for Global Equality, that means elevating the place of human rights – including those of LGBT,…
Read moreAssistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Tom Malinowski and Ugandan Activist Frank Mugisha Respond to New York Times article “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good”
To the Editor: “American Support for Gay Rights May Leave Africans Vulnerable” (front page, Dec. 21) does a disservice to Africans and others around the world defending human…
Read moreNigerian activists respond to New York Times article “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good”
The Coalition for the Defense of Sexual Rights (CDSR) has issued a statement regarding the recent article published by New York Times alleging that US supports for LGBT…
Read moreCouncil for Global Equality Calls on U.S. Senators to Reject Legislation Abandoning Syrian Refugees
November 25 — Members of the Council for Global Equality today sent a letter to U.S. Senators calling on them to reject legislation, already passed in the House…
Read moreEngel Statement on Efforts to Advance LGBT Rights in Inter-American Development Bank Projects in the Americas
Press Statement from House Committee on Foreign Affairs Democratic Office WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following…
Read moreTwelve UN Agencies Issue Unprecedented Joint Statement on Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex People
Press statement from Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) In an unprecedented joint initiative, 12 UN agencies* today issued a powerful joint call to action…
Read moreThailand Acts to End LGBT Discrimination
Repost from Human Rights Watch Thailand has taken a big step in protecting transgender people from discrimination. Earlier this month, Thailand’s Gender Equality Act came into effect, signaling…
Read moreUS government says it will now use the term ‘sexual rights’
Repost from the Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. government says it will begin using the term “sexual rights” in discussions of human rights and global development.…
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