CGE Staff, Author at Council of Global Equality

To consolidate an Obama legacy, entrench support for global LGBT rights

Repost from The Hill by Raymond Smith With attention increasingly turning to the legacy of the Obama administration, one area of civil rights seems sure to be viewed…

International Olympic Committee Adopts Proposal to Include Sexual Orientation in Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter

Today the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously voted in favor of adopting “Proposal 14” of the Olympic Agenda 2020. This vote will add non-discrimination language regarding sexual orientation in…

ORAM Congratulates EU Court of Justice for Landmark Decision on Credibility Assessment in LGBTI Asylum Claims

Press Statement from ORAM The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark decision on assessing the credibility of sexual minority asylum seekers. In A,…

Reflecting UN Progress on Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2014 — Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember brave transgender individuals around the world who have been killed because of who they are or…

President Kim’s Clarion Call

Repost from Huffington Post by Maria Burnett (Human Rights Watch) In February, the World Bank delayed a $90 million loan for health care in Uganda out of concern…

U.N. Human Rights Council adopts LGBT resolution

Press Statement from ARC International (Geneva, September 26, 2014) – The United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on combatting violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…

Joint CSO Letter to World Bank on Discrimination in Uganda’s Health Sector

Dr. Jim Yong Kim President The World Bank 1818 H St. NW Washington DC 20433 Dear Dr. Kim: We write to follow up on our letters of April…

AJWS and Human Rights Organizations Meet with White House to Make the Case for a Special U.S. Envoy for LGBT Rights

Repost from American Jewish World Service Washington D.C. – American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and a coalition of advocacy and human rights organizations met with White House officials…

LGBTI Rights Around the World: A Work in Progress

Repost: IRIN Humanitarian News BANGKOK (IRIN) — In recent years, the world has seen enormous human rights gains with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.…

Gambia: President Should Reject Homophobic Law

Repost from Human Rights Watch (Dakar) – President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia should not sign a new Criminal Code amendment that would increase the punishment for “aggravated homosexuality”…