(Nairobi, August 21, 2012) – Research and advocacy organizations in Uganda that deal with controversial topics are facing increasing harassment by Uganda’s government, Human Rights Watch said in…
Read moreRepost from Polina Savchenko of Coming Out The Pop Star and Gay Icon Madonna who recently held a tribute for Pussy Riot, the feminist punk band, in Moscow,…
Read moreBlog Posting Written by: Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, July 2012 In March of 2012, U.S. and international media outlets reported a renewed wave of violence against LGBT individuals…
Read moreDuring the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington this summer, the Council organized a series of meetings for 60 LGBT leaders from around the world to introduce them…
Read moreOn July 3, thirty members of the United States House of Representatives—both Republican and Democrat—sent letters to Moldova’s Prime Minister and to the President of the Moldovan Parliament.…
Read moreListen to a joint briefing by the White House and State Department on the annual Human Rights Report here. (duration 58:21—Please note it will take a moment for playback…
Read moreRepost from The New Civil Rights Movement by Tanya Domi Under Secretary of State Tara D. Sonenshine, who is the chief of public diplomacy and public affairs at the…
Read more(Washington, D.C.) –Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (NY-7), along with 49 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent a letter to Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban strongly…
Read moreThe Council was invited to join the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and the U.S. Consulate in Osaka last week to commemorate LGBT Pride month, and I had the…
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