Click for Related Information on Human Rights Day: Visit the My Voice Counts page of the United Nations Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to…
Read moreThe United States has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council and yesterday the U.S. Department of State released a statement highlighting the accomplishments during its first…
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Read moreWatch UN human rights chief Navi Pillay looks back at the evolution of the gay rights
Read moreRemarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice at a LGBT Pride Month Reception Held by Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies, at the State Department Susan E. Rice…
Read moreThe following post is the transcript of a phone briefing held by the US State Department after the historic vote by the UN Human Rights Council on LGBT…
Read moreThe White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 17, 2011 Today, for the first time in history, the United Nations adopted a resolution dedicated…
Read morePress Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 17, 2011 Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human…
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