U.S. State Department: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Press Release: U.S. Department of State WASHINGTON, DC – In every part of the world, men and women are persecuted and attacked because of who they are or…
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Uganda’s Current Parliamentary Session Closed Without Vote on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
May 13, 2011 – After two years of dangerous discussion, the current parliamentary session in Uganda closed today without a vote on the “anti-homosexuality” bill. The coordinator of…
Read moreThe State Department’s Annual Human Rights Report: A Firmly Measured Response to Egregious Abuse
April 13, 2011 – The State Department last week released its annual human rights report. Once again, the Council for Global Equality applauds the State Department’s effort to…
Read moreHuman Rights Reports 2011, Congressional Briefing
The Council for Global Equality on Friday participated in a Congressional briefing hosted by the LGBT Equality Caucus to mark the release of the U.S. State Department’s annual…
Read moreCouncil position on suspension of $350 million in development assistance to Malawi
In February the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. government-funded development institution, suspended an agreement with Malawi, focused on energy sector development, based in part on concerns over a…
Read moreHuman Rights Council Statement on Ending Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC March 22, 2011 Today, 85 countries from every region of the world joined together in a historic moment…
Read moreUnited Nations’ Human Rights Council issues joint statement on LGBT human rights
Today the United Nations’ Human Rights Council issued a joint statement titled, “Ending Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations Based On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity,”…
Read moreRachel Maddow exposes the stereotypes and prejudice that animate David Bahati
The Council was pleased to see Rachel Maddow expose the stereotypes and prejudice that animate David Bahati, the parliamentarian who authored the “anti-homosexuality” bill in Uganda, on her…
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