United Nations Moves Forward on LGBT Rights
The United Nations process to discuss a Human Rights Council resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity ended in Oslo on Tuesday with a conclusions document that calls…
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International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: Desmond Tutu on LGBT Rights in Africa
Read moreSecretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, Welcomes Participants to the International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
South Africa and Norway are co-hosting The International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity with over 200 government and NGO’s are participating in the dialog.…
Read moreDivided Ex-gay Movement Still Encouraging “Conversion” Therapy in Latin America
Repost from Political Research Associates Boston, MA, April 2, 2013: Exodus International, the U.S. network of Christian ministries prominent in the “ex-gay” movement, dramatically changed its position in…
Read moreCameroon: Rights Abuses in ‘Homosexuality’ Prosecutions
Human Rights Watch has released a 55 page report titled “Guilty by Association: Human Rights Violations in the Enforcement of Cameroon’s Anti-Homosexuality Law,” which documents 10 case studies of arrests and…
Read moreLGBT Rights Debate Unfolds at the UN (VIDEO)
Repost from the Huffington Post For decades the word “gay” was almost never heard in formal meetings at the United Nations. Today, after a series of recent diplomatic…
Read moreHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on LGBT Health Awareness Week
Shortly after the Affordable Care Act was enacted, President Obama asked me to identify steps we could take at the Department of Health and Human Services to improve…
Read moreFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Supports Same-sex Marriage
Former U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, continues to champion human rights by supporting same-sex marriage. If you haven’t already heard what she has to say, watch the…
Read more57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women ends with out inclusion of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity language
The Commission on the Status of Women (also called the “CSW”) is the UN’s global policy-making body dedicated to gender equality and the advancement of women. To support…
Read moreHuman Rights Activists meet with President Museveni of Uganda
A human rights delegation lead by Kerry Kennedy, President of The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, met with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Monday. Kennedy expressed concerns…
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