A Changed U.S. State Department
By former U.S. ambassador to Romania and Senior Advisor to The Council for Global Equality, Michael Guest Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s December 6 Geneva speech on…
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LGBT Activists from Around the World React to Secretary Clinton’s Speech
December 9, 2011 – For this historic moment in the LGBT movement, the Council for Global Equality was privileged to bring 14 prominent LGBT activists from around the…
Read moreCouncil Applauds Clinton Speech and White House Announcement in Support of Human Rights for All
Secretary Clinton made a powerful case today at the UN in Geneva for why the respect and fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people worldwide…
Read moreSecretary Clinton’s December 6 Human Rights Address
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 5, 2011 In recognition of Human Rights Day, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a human rights…
Read moreBerman Condemns Nigerian Assault On LGBT Rights
Press Statement from Congressman Howard L. Berman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 CONTACT: Gabby Adler Gabby.Adler@mail.house.gov 202.225.8110, office 202.215.4509, cell Berman Condemns Nigerian Assault On LGBT…
Read moreA Lone Activist Crusades for Change in Cameroon
Re-Post from the The Advocate By Andrew Harmon Civil rights attorney Alice Nkom is in an isolated fight for the west central African nation’s vulnerable gay community. Alice…
Read moreFrank Mugisha receives the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights’ prestigious Human Rights Award today
Update: Watch Frank Mugisha accept the RFK Human Rights Award. November 10, 2011 – There are three things you need to know when Frank Mugisha receives the Robert…
Read moreSecretary Clinton “Creating an AIDS-free Generation”
Watch Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s address an audience at the National Institute of Health on working towards an AIDS-free generation. You can also read her remarks…
Read moreConstructive Debates on Conditionality
The Council has been encouraging constructive debate around the recent Statement of African social justice activists on conditionality in response to LGBTI-related human rights concerns in Africa and…
Read moreIACHR Creates Unit on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Persons
Press Release from Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Washington, D.C., November 3, 2011—During its 143rd regular session, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) decided to create…
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