Marking Progress for LGBT Americans in Foreign Affairs
Repost from Dipnote (The State Department Blog) Curtis Ried is a Political Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. For more information on the work of…
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Join the Pride Month Celebration with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Monday, June 27, 2011 at approximately 10:25 a.m. and will be streamed live on http://www.state.gov. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on “The Human Rights…
Read moreSec. Hillary Clinton on UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 17, 2011 Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human…
Read moreUN Adopts Groundbreaking Resolution Affirming that LGBT Rights are Human Rights
June 17, 2011—For the First time, the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva has adopted a resolution expressing concern at acts of violence and discrimination committed against lesbian,…
Read moreThe State Department’s Annual Human Rights Report: A Firmly Measured Response to Egregious Abuse
April 13, 2011 – The State Department last week released its annual human rights report. Once again, the Council for Global Equality applauds the State Department’s effort to…
Read moreHuman Rights Reports 2011, Congressional Briefing
The Council for Global Equality on Friday participated in a Congressional briefing hosted by the LGBT Equality Caucus to mark the release of the U.S. State Department’s annual…
Read moreKey U.S. Accomplishments at the UN Human Rights Council
repost from http://www.state.gov Fact Sheet Washington, DC March 30, 2011 This September will mark the two-year anniversary of U.S. membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council. U.S.…
Read moreHuman Rights Council Statement on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC March 22, 2011 Today, 85 countries from every region of the world joined together in a historic moment…
Read moreUnited States Accepts UN Recommendations for Improving LGBT Rights at Home
Today the US State Department released its response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights record of the United States.…
Read moreLeadership Matters
by Mark Bromley, Council Chair, The Council for Global Equality Richard Grenell posted an online piece for the Advocate on February 19 in response to Kerry Eleveld’s profile…
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