The Missing Human Rights Dialogue Between Trump and Putin
Under fire for his relationship with Vladimir Putin, President Trump nonetheless will meet with the Russian despot on July 16 in Helsinki, and he has said that it…
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Ros-Lehtinen, Engel, Issa, Cicilline, Royce, and Smith Introduce Bipartisan Resolution on Violence in Chechnya
May 23, 2017 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement after introducing…
Read moreVideo: Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks at the GLIFAA Pride Event
If you cannot see the video please follow this link On June 19, Secretary of State, John Kerry addressed the audience at the LGBT+ Pride in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA)…
Read moreCouncil for Global Equality Co-Sponsoring Two Films at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
The Council for Global Equality is proud to be a Frameline Community Sponsor for the 38th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival taking place in San Francisco from June 19 through…
Read moreSpread of Russian-Style Anti-Propaganda Laws
Repost from Human Rights First We saw what Putin can do to LGBT Russians while the international media was camped in Sochi covering the XXII Winter Olympiad. What…
Read moreFrom St Patrick’s Day to the “Anti-Gay” Laws: The Common Theme of the Invisibilization of Homosexuality
Guest Blogger: Fabrice Houdart, President World Bank GLOBE As St Patrick’s Day parade organizers in Boston and New York were arguing today that the parade “isn’t a sexually oriented parade”…
Read moreStatement by President Barack Obama on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2014 As a country and a people, the United States has consistently stood for the…
Read moreTammy Baldwin, Susan Collins, David Cicilline and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Pen Op-Ed “Human Rights Issues Pollute Olympic Spirit”
Repost from USA Today Host countries should promote tolerance. IOC failed on this principle in picking Russia. On Friday, the world will come together to open the Olympic…
Read moreBan Ki-moon condemns persecution of gay people in Russia
Repost from The Guardian The United Nations secretary-general has used a speech ahead of theWinter Olympics in Sochi to condemn attacks on the LGBT community, amid growing criticism of Russia‘s so-called “gay…
Read moreEvangelicals Are Winning The Gay Marriage Fight — in Africa and Russia
Repost from National Journal Long before President Obama selected three gay athletes to lead the American delegation to the Sochi Olympics, long before President Vladimir Putin declared Russia…
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