Tag: Human Rights
Listen to joint briefing by the White House and State Department on the annual Human Rights Report
Listen 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 moreExclusive LGBT Pride Interview with Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
Repost 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 moreCalling for the Rejection of Shocking Anti-Semitism and Homophobia Advocated by Right Wing Hungarian Political Party
(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 morePride in U.S. Diplomatic Engagement: Council Chair Mark Bromley Reflects on U.S. Embassy Celebration in Japan
The 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…
Read moreJulie Dorf named to Go Magazines “100 Women That We Love”
The leader of our nation has come out in support of LGBT equal rights—but millions of LGBT people around the globe have no such government advocate. Fortunately, they…
Read moreSecretary Clinton Delivers a Video Message for Pride Month
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a video message for Pride Month. A text transcript can be found at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2012/06/192136.htm.
Read more“Discrimination hampers development” – Commissioner Piebalgs launches a new initiative to fight discrimination in developing countries
Press Release from the European Commission Brussels, 01 June 2012 – EU Commissioner Piebalgs today unveiled the launch of a new €20 million package to help fight against any…
Read moreActivist discusses impact of Obama’s gay marriage support
Repost from The Japan Times By AYAKO MIE, Staff writer The recent endorsement of gay marriage by U.S. President Barack Obama was a milestone for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
Read moreUS troops take part in LGBT Pride Month reception at US Embassy in Tokyo
Repost from Stars and Stripes TOKYO — Master Sgt. Marc Maschhoff revels in the turns his life has taken in the last year. Last summer, Maschhoff had to…
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