Cameroonian men detained for “homosexuality”
Repost from Amnesty International 15 August 2011 The Cameroonian authorities must immediately release two young men due to stand trial on 18 August on charges of homosexuality and…
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Nepal census recognizes third gender for the first time
Repost from United Nations Development Programme Nepal has just completed its first national census that officially includes a third option in the gender categories that citizens can select,…
Read morePresident Obama Issues Order that Prevents Human Rights Abusers Who Target LGBT Individuals from Entering the United States
On August 4, 2011, President Obama issued a Presidential Proclamation that bars entry into the United States of individuals who participate in or condone serious human rights violations,…
Read moreState Department Briefs Congress on International LGBT Rights
August 3, 2011 – State Department officials today briefed the LGBT Equality Caucus in the U.S. Congress on their foreign policy efforts to promote fundamental human rights for…
Read moreCorporate America’s Response to Homophobia Abroad
When a company facilitates public expressions of homophobia – even inadvertently – what response is it obligated to take? That question has confronted the Coca-Cola Company since late…
Read moreVideo: How gay rights debate began at the UN
Watch UN human rights chief Navi Pillay looks back at the evolution of the gay rights
Read moreMillennium Challenge Corporation Places Operational Hold on Malawi Compact
For Immediate Release July 26, 2011 Contact: Nasserie Carew 202 521-7258 (office) 202 631-7117 carewnm@mcc.gov Millennium Challenge Corporation Places Operational Hold on Malawi Compact The Millennium Challenge Corporation…
Read moreECOSOS Council vote grants consultative status to ILGA
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Renato Sabbadini, tel. +3225022471, renato@ilga.org Geneva, 25 July 2011 ECOSOS Council vote grants consultative status to ILGA With 30 votes in favour (India, Italy, Japan,…
Read morePride Retrospective: the U.S. Helsinki Commission Should Engage
It’s common to think of Pride-related events as celebrations of gay and lesbian diversity, and indeed of community. Certainly that’s the spirit that pervades the Pride season in…
Read moreCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. Congress adopts LGBT provision
July 20, 2001—The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. Congress adopted an amendment late on Thursday calling on “the Secretary of State to discourage foreign governments from…
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