Who’s Hypocritical Now?
In announcing the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. participation from the UN Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Pompeo decried the Council as being “…an exercise in…
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Remarks opposing a UN General Assembly Amendment to Delay the Mandate of the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City December 19, 2016 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President.…
Read moreSOGI Mandate Safeguarded in Face of Hostility
Joint Civil Society Press Statement 21 November 2016 (New York) — The United Nations mandate of the Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) has been…
Read moreUnited Nations Makes History on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Press Statement from coalition of civil society organizations UN human rights body establishes an Independent Expert (Geneva, June 30, 2016) In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council…
Read moreRemarks by Ambassador Samantha Power at the White House Dialogue on Global LGBT Human Rights
Ambassador Samantha Power U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations Washington, DC June 29, 2016 AS DELIVERED It’s amazing to be here…
Read moreThe Place of Human Rights
Another new year. Another chance to put things right. For the Council for Global Equality, that means elevating the place of human rights – including those of LGBT,…
Read moreTwelve UN Agencies Issue Unprecedented Joint Statement on Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex People
Press statement from Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) In an unprecedented joint initiative, 12 UN agencies* today issued a powerful joint call to action…
Read moreUS government says it will now use the term ‘sexual rights’
Repost from the Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. government says it will begin using the term “sexual rights” in discussions of human rights and global development.…
Read moreUN Security Council Holds Inaugural Meeting on LGBT Issues
Repost from statement issued by U.S. Department of State Today, members of the UN Security Council held their first Arria-formula meeting on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) issues,…
Read moreObama Administration Brings Global LGBTI Community Together to Advance Human Rights and Development
Repost from the White House blog Last month, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, where I work, co-hosted the third-annual Conference to…
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