Ban Ki-moon statement calling for an end to human rights violations
During a special sitting at the United Nations on January 25, 2010, Ban Ki-moon delivered a powerful statement calling for an end to human rights violations based on…
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Frank Mugisha and Cary Alan Johnson on LGBT Issues in Africa
Listen to International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) Executive Director, Cary Alan Johnson and Frank Mugisha of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) discuss with WHYY Radio the…
Read moreIACHR Deeply Concerned About Murders of Members of the Transgender Community In Honduras
Press Release | The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Washington, D.C., January 20, 2011 – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is deeply concerned about serious…
Read moreAdvocate runs story about Hillary Clinton and the State Department
Kerry Eleveld of the Advocate published her story on Hillary Clinton and her team at the State Department in today’s online issue of the Advocate titled “Madam Secretary”.…
Read moreUgandan Media barred from outing LGBT people
The Ugandan High Court issued a ruling yesterday barring media outlets from publishing the identities of perceived LGBT people. The decision is being called a “landmark” ruling by…
Read moreThe Global Gay Rights Battlefields
In an article by Max Strasser in the December 20, 2010 issue of Foreign Policy Magazine the author highlights the LGBT rights battles taking shape in countries has…
Read moreConsular Report of Birth Abroad Certificate Improvements
repost from the US Department of State Website Media Note | Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC December 22, 2010 The Department of State is pleased to announce…
Read moreThe first anniversary of the Malawi gay arrests
by David Jones, CEDEP-Malawi US Volunteer Whether in December you celebrate Ashura, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, the Solstice, or the Gregorian or Islamic New Year, please remember Tiwonge Chimbalanga…
Read moreU.S. Leads Battle to Recognize Gay Rights at UN: Historic General Assembly Vote Reaffirms Equality for All
December 21, 2010 – In an important victory for LGBT rights on the floor of the UN General Assembly today, 93 countries supported a human rights resolution condemning…
Read moreNPR reports on the Anti-Gay Atmosphere Permeating Uganda
Listen to Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s report on the anti-gay atmosphere permeating Uganda. The story includes audio from her interview with the “kill the gays” bill author David Bahati…
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