U.S. Falls Behind Other Nations on LGBT Issues
Geneva, November 5 – A high-level US government delegation today defended the country’s human rights record before the Human Rights Council at the UN in Geneva. In preparation…
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Ambassador Michael Guest Interview at the 2010 OSCE Review Conference Warsaw, Poland (video)
From the U.S. Mission to the OSCE As the OSCE Review Conference drew to a close, Head of the U.S. Delegation, Ambassador Michael Guest, talks about the role…
Read moreLGBT participation at the 2010 OSCE Review Conference Warsaw, Poland (video)
Mark Bromley, Council Chair of The Council for Global Equality as well as organizations such as ILGA-Europe, Campaign Against Homophobia-Poland, COC Netherlands and Genderdoc-Moldova are interviewed about sexual…
Read moreGay diplomat presses LGBT issues at int’l conference
Washington Blade | Chris Johnson | Oct 21, 2010 A gay diplomat led a U.S. delegation at an international conference earlier this month that touched on the importance…
Read moreSecretary Clinton participates in the “It Gets Better” Campaign
Read moreAre Multinational Corporations Caring More About Their LGBT Employees Around the World?
With a record number of global-themed workshops, this year’s out and equal summit marked rising concern for corporate America’s attention to equality in the workplace abroad. Fourteen sessions—ranging…
Read moreDiscussion to Combat Hate Crimes and Promote Tolerance and Non-discrimination
Warsaw, Poland, October 6, 2010 – During a discussion of efforts to combat hate crimes and promote tolerance and non-discrimination at an international human rights conference…
Read moreU.S. Co-Sponsors High-Level Panel on LGBT Rights at United Nations in Geneva
Deputy Assistant Secretary Baer and High Commissioner Pillay engage in High Level Panel on LGBT Rights Repost from the United State Mission to the United Nations and other…
Read moreEditor’s Letter: Working toward making international human rights a bigger priority.
From The Advocate September 2010 By Jon Barrett When news of Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill broke last year, there was a sense of—in my head at least—There…
Read moreStatement by the President on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release July 19, 2010 Statement by the President on UN Accreditation of the ILGHRC I welcome this…
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