Statement from Ambassador Nikki Haley We continue to be disturbed by reports of kidnapping, torture, and murder of people in Chechnya based on their sexual orientation and those…
Read moreRepost from Human Rights Watch ‘She Decides’ Summit to Counter Trump’s ‘Global Gag Rule’ (Brussels) – Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health…
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement Tuesday: “At the confirmation hearings of Rex Tillerson and…
Read moreWhen Rex Tillerson goes before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, he should be given the professional respect to which anyone of his achievement is entitled. But…
Read moreThe Obama Administration clearly deserves great credit for turning the page on our country’s inattention to LGBT human rights abuse abroad. And we’re immensely proud of the State…
Read moreAmbassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City December 19, 2016 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President.…
Read moreJoint Civil Society Press Statement 21 November 2016 (New York) — The United Nations mandate of the Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) has been…
Read morePress Statement from OAS LGBTI Core Group The Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and Uruguay, the members of the OAS LGBTI Core…
Read moreRepost from NPR Everyone knew President Obama would say something about gay rights when he made his visit to Kenya last summer. Many American activists were pressing him…
Read moreCouncil Chair Mark Bromley testified before the U.S. Congress in a hearing focused on “Human Rights Under Siege Worldwide.” The hearing was convened on the one-month anniversary of…
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