The Wall Facing LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Read our Appeal to the Trump Administration While Congress and the courts deliberate on the legitimacy of the President’s emergency declaration for a wall along our border with…
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Robert Destro Can’t Credibly Lead America’s Human Rights Policy
The Council rarely takes positions on nominations for high-level positions. However, we urge that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote against Robert Destro’s nomination to serve as Assistant…
Read moreThe Question Looming Over Trump Nominee Robert Destro
To the Council for Global Equality, the protection of human rights globally is hardly a luxury. It’s integral to democratic values, to humanitarian values, and to the genuine…
Read moreState Department Releases Human Rights Reports
The State Department’s annual country human rights reports were released today, to little fanfare. And the news of the day – Paul Manafort’s sentencing and his parallel indictment…
Read moreInvestigation and Legislation
Like many, we were struck by the false alternative given in President Trump’s “State of the Union” address between legislation and investigation. Surely the Congress has the constitutional…
Read moreWall Debate Holds U.S. Strategic Interests Hostage
Rarely does the Council wade into matters beyond its immediate concern for the human rights of LGBTI people around the world. But we cannot be silent when President…
Read moreDecember 2018 Newsletter
** The Council for Global Equality respectfully offers this edition of “Global Equality Today” – a periodic newsletter to inform Hill staff of priority policy issues impacting LGBTI…
Read moreCongress Introduces GLOBE Act
#GLOBEAct December 13, 2018 — Today’s introduction of the “Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) Act” by House Representative Dina Titus (D-NV) represents a high-water…
Read moreFreedom of Religion – A Matter of Effective Balancing
This October, the State Department is scheduled to convene a three-day public-private partnership workshop, part of the new “Boldline Religious Freedom” initiative, aimed at protecting the rights of…
Read moreThe Equal Rights Coalition Gains Momentum on the Global Stage
Created two years ago at an international conference in Uruguay, the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) is a new intergovernmental coalition of 40 governments and leading civil society and…
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