World Refugee Day: Hope Away From Home
Today, June 20, marks World Refugee Day when we celebrate the resilience and courage of those people forced to flee their home due to persecution, conflict, climate change,…
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More than 170 International Groups Demand Protection of LGBT Free Expression
On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) over 170 organizations from all over the world (including The Council for Global Equality) call on states to protect LGBT…
Read moreOp-Ed “Demonizing Gays in Africa”
Repost from the New York Times, By THE EDITORIAL BOARD As acceptance of gays and lesbians has grown in the United States and Europe, intolerance and persecution has been rising…
Read moreDignity For All: Reactions from LGBT and Human Rights Organizations
Repost from The Office of Public Engagement Earlier this week, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton articulated the first-ever U.S. Government strategy to direct all…
Read moreCalling on Cameroon government to end the persecution of gays and lesbians and repeal laws that criminalize consensual same-sex relations
Press Release from Amnesty International The Cameroonian authorities must end the persecution of gays and lesbians and repeal laws that criminalize consensual same-sex relations, five human rights organizations…
Read moreAmnesty International Urgent Action: Cameroon
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for homosexuality, a criminal offence under Section 347a of the Cameroonian Penal Code. He is currently serving…
Read moreHungary: Ruling on Gay March a Human Rights Victory Hu
press release from Council member, Human Rights Watch Hungary: Ruling on Gay March a Human Rights Victory Protect Demonstrators from Violence, Guarantee Rights to Expression, Assembly (New York,…
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