International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
This week we join with the worldwide LGBT community in celebrating IDAHO – the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. IDAHO is less known in the U.S. than…
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HIAS’ report, “Invisible in the City,” examines protection gaps facing LGBTI refugees
Remarks Anne C. Richard Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Washington, DC May 7, 2013 Thank you, Mark, and thank you to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society…
Read moreHuman Rights Trends
With the recent release of the State Department’s Human Rights Reports for 2012 (released in April 2013), the Council for Global Equality has compiled information from the reports…
Read moreStrange bedfellows
Repost from The Economist American Christian zealots are fighting back against gay rights—abroad IT MIGHT seem only a nasty coincidence. As gay rights advance in the West—France and…
Read moreCampaign Against Homophobia Issues New Report on Social Situation of LGBT Persons in Poland
Campaign Against Homophobia has issued a new report on social situation of LGBT persons in Poland. This unique publication shows results of the biggest in Poland quantative research…
Read moreSerious Human Rights Abuses Directed at LGBT Populations in Every Region
The State Department’s latest country human rights reports, released April 19, confirm the lack of respect that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people face in many areas…
Read moreThe Immigration Bill: What’s There, What’s Missing & What’s Next
Repost from Immigration Equality This afternoon, the long-anticipated comprehensive immigration reform bill from the Senate’s “Gang of 8” will finally be introduced. It is a big, complex piece of…
Read moreUnited 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…
Read moreInternational 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.…
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